orarion

[uh-rair-ee-uh n]

noun, plural o·rar·i·a

[uh-rair-ee-uh] /əˈrɛər i ə/. Eastern Church.

a stole worn by deacons.

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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