omophorion

American  

[oh-muh-fawr-ee-uhn, -fohr-, om-uh-] / ˌoʊ məˈfɔr i ən, -ˈfoʊr-, ˌɒm ə- /

noun

Eastern Church.

plural

omophoria

1. a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.

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Etymology

Origin of omophorion

1865–70; < Late Greek ōmophórion, equivalent to Greek ōmo- (derivative of ômos shoulder) + Late Greek -phorion, derivative of Greek phérein to bear

Example Sentences

The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

His own patriarch, Germanus, chose rather to lay his omophorion on the altar, and depart into exile than sanction and accept Leo's usurpation in sacred things.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

With beaded mitre and with crozier, stalled upon his throne, widower of a widowed see, with upstiffed omophorion, with clotted hinderparts.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James