Pallium

Word PALLIUM
Character 7
Hyphenation pal li um
Pronunciations /ˈpalɪəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Pallium"

What do we mean by pallium?

A cloak or mantle worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans. noun

A vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops. noun

The mantle of gray matter forming the cerebral cortex. noun

The mantle of a mollusk or a brachiopod. noun

In Roman antiquity, a voluminous rectangular mantle for men, corresponding to the Greek himation (see himation), and considered at Rome, because worn by Greek savants, as the particular dress of philosophers; also, a toga or other outer garment; a curtain, etc., of rectangular shape. noun

Eccles.: In the early church, a large mantle worn by Christian philosophers, ascetics, and monks. noun

A vestment worn by certain bishops, especially patriarchs and metropolitans. noun

An alter-cloth; a frontal or pall. noun

In conchology, the mantle, mantle-flap, or mantle-skirt of a mollusk, an outgrowth of the dorsal body-wall. noun

In ornithology, the mantle; the stragulum; the back and folded wings together, in any way distinguished, as by color in a gull, etc. noun

5. A cirro-stratus cloud when it forms a uniform sheet over the whole sky. noun

The cerebral cortex, or that portion of it which forms the roof and sides of the lateral ventricles: this is termed the pallium, or brain mantle, as distinguished from the stem of the brain on which it rests. noun

A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment. noun

A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall. noun

The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle. noun

The mantle of a bird. noun

A woollen vestment conferred on archbishops by the Pope. noun

A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers. noun

A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.

A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion.

The mantle of a mollusc.

The cerebral cortex.

A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.

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The word "pallium" in example sentences

The word pallium, or palla, was originally used of all kinds of coverings, notably of what we now call the altar-cloths, and also of the corporal. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The man in the picture is wearing the pallium, which is the strip of cloth with black crosses that encircles his neck and hands down in front. ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2006)

Popes also began wearing a white woolen cloak, call a pallium, to symbolize their ecclesiastical rank. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Popes also began wearing a white woolen cloak called a pallium, to symbolize their ecclesiastical rank. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This is a longer pallium, which is an attempt to go back to the original model in the early centuries of the church. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The pallium is a white woolen vestment worn by the Pope and sent by him to patriarchs, primates and archbishops. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

In the sixth century the pallium was the symbol of the papal office and the papal power, and for this reason Pope Felix transmitted his pallium to his archdeacon, when, contrary to custom, he nominated him his successor. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

In England the pallium has been the principal charge in the official archiepiscopal coats. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The pallium is a circular band of white wool with two pendants symbolizing the twin responsibilities of shepherding the flock entrusted to archbishops and fostering communion with the pope. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The pallium is a band of white wool decorated with six black silk crosses that is a sign of pastoral authority and a symbol of the archbishops 'bond with the pope. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The pallium is a band of white wool decorated with black crosses that is a sign of pastoral authority and a symbol of the archbishops 'bond with the pope. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The stole, called a pallium, goes around the archbishop's neck and is worn over his chasuble when he celebrates the Eucharist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"pallium," and as they were mostly active, bustling fellows, would have it tucked tightly around them. ❋ Titus Maccius Plautus (1847)

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