omophoria

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A form of omophorion — A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of omophorion
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omophoria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophoria

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“omophoria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophoria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omophoria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omophoria.

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