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pallium

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

pallium , vestment proper to the pope, who confers it on archbishops in token of their union with and obedience to him. It is a band of cloth worn around the neck and has a 2-in. (5.1-cm) pendant hanging down in both front and back. There are six black crosses on the pallium. It is woven of wool from two lambs presented to the pope at the Church of St. Agnes on her feast day. Certain liturgical functions, such as ordination, require the use of the pallium, and an archbishop may not perform those until he has received it. The pallium is as old as the 6th cent.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

pallium. The circular band of white material with two hanging strips and marked with six black crosses which is worn on the shoulders by the Pope and granted by him to metropolitans (formerly also to some other bishops and archbishops) of the RC Church. It is held to signify the power which, in communion with the Roman Church, the metropolitan possesses by law in his province. It went out of use in the C of E at the Reformation, but still appears in some armorial bearings.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "pallium." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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pallium

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

pallium a woollen vestment conferred by the Pope on an archbishop, consisting of a narrow circular band placed round the shoulders with a short lappet hanging from front and back.

From the mid 16th century, the term has also been used to denote a man's large rectangular cloak, especially as worn by Greek philosophical and religious teachers.

Recorded from Old English, the word is Latin, and means literally ‘covering’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "pallium." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

pallium large cloak XVI; vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops XVII; (zool.) mantle of a mollusc, etc. XIX. — L. pallium, rel. to palla long wide outer garment of Roman ladies; of unkn. orig.

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Pallium

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Pallium. The symbol of the archbishop's office in the Roman Catholic and Uniat Churches. It is a circular band of white wool with two hanging pieces, front and back, and is now marked with six black crosses.

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pallium

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

pallium
1. The part of the cerebrum that is concerned with olfaction.

2. See MANTLE.

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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

pallium See cerebral cortex.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

pallium See MANTLE.

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