omophorion
[ oh-muh-fawr-ee-uh n, -fohr-, om-uh- ]
/ ˌoʊ məˈfɔr i ən, -ˈfoʊr-, ˌɒm ə- /
noun, plural o·mo·pho·ri·a [oh-muh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-, om-uh-] /ˌoʊ məˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr-, ˌɒm ə-/. Eastern Church.
a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.
Origin of omophorion
1865–70; < Late Greek
ōmophórion, equivalent to Greek
ōmo- (derivative of
ômos shoulder) + Late Greek
-phorion, derivative of Greek
phérein to bear
Words nearby omophorion
omoclavicular triangle,
omolara,
omolon,
omoo,
omophagia,
omophorion,
omotic,
omov,
omphacite,
omphale,
omphalectomy