tomos

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noun

An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which communicates or announces important information.

OriginAncient Greek τόμος →
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Meanings

tomos1

nountomos (plural tomoi)

plural tomoi

  1. Orthodox ChristianityAn ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which communicates or announces important information.

    According to the Patriarch, once UOC is granted the tomos, all bishops of the Kyiv Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church, and the Moscow Patriarchate, who addressed the Ecumenical Patriarch with a request for autocephaly, should gather for the Unification Council, TV Channel 5 reports.

    2018 August 22, “Filaret announces possible terms for Ukraine Orthodox Church to become autocephalous”, in Ukrainian Independent Information Agency

tomos2

noun
  1. pluralplural of tomo

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτόμος“section, roll of papyrus, volume”
  2. Englishtomos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, separate”). Doublet of tome.

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APA

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MLA

“tomos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomos.

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