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pallium

/pal-ee-uhm/US // ˈpæl i əm //UK // (ˈpælɪəm) //

颚骨,掌上明珠,掌声,棕榈树

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pal·li·a [pal-ee-uh], /ˈpæl i ə/, pal·li·ums.

    • : a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
    • : Ecclesiastical. a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind.an altar cloth; a pall.
    • : Anatomy. the entire cortex of the cerebrum.
    • : Zoology. a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.

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Examples

  • Nor indeed does one much want Papist Bishops, wherever they get their pallium; of them as well keep to windward!

  • The King now supposed that Anselm would receive the pallium at his royal hands, which the prelate warily refused to accept.

  • This favor, being bought by potent arguments, was granted unwisely, and the pallium was sent to William with the greatest secrecy.

  • When a male dons the pallium in worship, he becomes the representative of the trinity in the unity, the arba, or mystic four.

  • Figure 170 is a copy of an ancient pallium, worn by papal ecclesiastics three or four centuries ago.