fanon

[ fan-uhn ]

nounEcclesiastical.

a maniple.
Also called orale. a striped scarflike vestment worn by the pope over the alb when celebrating solemn Pontifical Mass.

Origin of fanon

1350–1400; Middle English fano(u)n<Anglo-French; Old French fanum<Old Low Franconian *fano piece of fabric; compare Old High German, Old Saxon fano in same sense (German Fahne flag), early Medieval Latin fano maniple; see vane, gonfalon

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Other definitions for Fanon (2 of 2)

Fanon

[ fan-uhn; French fa-nawn ]

noun

Frantz (O·mar) [frants oh-mahr; French frahnts aw-mar], /frænts ˈoʊ mɑr; French frɑ̃ts ɔˈmar/, 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.

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How to use fanon in a sentence

Gonfalon, gon′fa-lon, n. an ensign or standard with streamers—also Gon′fanon.
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British Dictionary definitions for fanon

fanon

/ (ˈfænən) /

nounRC Church

a collar-shaped vestment worn by the pope when celebrating mass
(formerly) various pieces of embroidered fabric used in the liturgy

Origin of fanon

Middle English, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fano cloth

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