kamelaukion

[ kah-mee-lahf-kee-awn; English kam-uh-law-kee-on, kah-muh-lou- ]

noun

, Greek Orthodox Church.

, plural ka·me·lau·ki·a [kah-mee-, lahf, -kee-ah, kam-, uh, -, law, -kee-, uh], ka·me·lau·ki·ons.

1. a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamelaukion¹

< Medieval Greek kamēlaúkion, alteration of kalymmaúchion (derivative of kálymma veil, covering; calyptra ), perhaps by association with kámēlos camel, but sense relation unclear