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orarion

[ uh-rair-ee-uhn ]
/ əˈrɛər i ən /
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noun, plural o·rar·i·a [uh-rair-ee-uh]. /əˈrɛər i ə/. Eastern Church.
a stole worn by deacons.
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Origin of orarion

1700–10; <Medieval Greek ōrā́rion<Late Latin ōrārium,Latin: napkin, equivalent to ōr- (stem of ōs) mouth + -ārium-ary
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