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pallia Definition


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pallium
noun
    pallia, palliums
    1. relig.
      A white woollen vestment shaped like a double Y, embroidered with six purple crosses signifying episcopal power and union with the Holy See of Rome, worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops. Also called pall1.
Etymology: 16c: Latin, meaning ‘a cloak'.



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