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encolpion

[en-kohl-pee-uhn, -kol-pee-on]

noun

Eastern Church.

plural

encolpia 
  1. a pectoral medallion bearing the image of Christ or the Virgin Mary, worn by bishops.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of encolpion1

< Medieval Greek enkólpion; Greek, noun use of neuter of enkólpios of the bosom, equivalent to en- en- 2 + kólp ( os ) bosom, lap + -ios adj. suffix

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