pallium
noun
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
palliums
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pluralof pallium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Also being buried with Benedict are the palliums, distinguished hallmarks of his clerical career.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Also placed inside will be three palliums - bands of wool cloth worn around the neck by popes, archdiocesan bishops and other bishops with territorial jurisdiction, to signify their roles as shepherds of their flocks.
From Reuters ● Jan. 4, 2023
His Holiness had received him with open arms, and appointed him Apostolic Legate; but he declined to give the palliums, until they were formally demanded by the Irish prelates.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
He was specially anxious to obtain a formal recognition of the archiepiscopal sees in Ireland, by the granting of palliums.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
The archbishops were expected to make generous contributions on receiving their palliums, and the bishops and abbots upon their confirmation.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson
