noun
epitrachelion
Epitrachelion (noun) means a vestment worn by Eastern Orthodox priests and bishops to show they hold priestly office, matching the stole worn in the West.
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A vestment worn by Eastern Orthodox priests and bishops to show they hold priestly office, matching the stole worn in the West.
"The colorful tassels of the visible ends of the hierarchs' epitrachelions suggest a late-fourteenth century date."
— Linda Safran, Notes (2014)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἐπιτραχήλιον (epitrakhḗlion), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος (epitrakhḗlios, “on the neck”) + -ιον (-ion, suffix forming diminutive nouns). ἐπιτραχήλιος (epitrakhḗlios) itself came from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon, on top of, covering”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on; at; near”)) + τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck”) + -ῐος (-ĭos) (from Proto-Indo-European *-yós, a suffix forming adjectives).
Rhymes for epitrachelion
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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"epitrachelion" (noun) means a vestment worn by Eastern Orthodox priests and bishops to show they hold priestly office, matching the stole worn in the West.
