EPITRACHELION

Etymology

Noun

epitrachelion (plural epitrachelions)

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

Coordinate terms

• alb

• epigonation

• epimanikion

• maniple

• omophorion

• rhason

• sakkos

• sticharion

• zone

Source: Wiktionary



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