pallium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pallium (“a cloak”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pallium (plural pallia or palliums)
- A woollen vestment conferred on archbishops by the Pope.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 339:
- Gregory sent Augustine a special liturgical stole, the pallium, a piece of official ecclesiastical dress borrowed from the garments worn by imperial officials.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 339:
- (historical) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
- (zoology) The mantle of a mollusc.
- (meteorology) A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
Related terms[edit]
External links[edit]
- pallium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pallium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pallium at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pallium (genitive palliī); n, second declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pallium | pallia |
| genitive | palliī | palliōrum |
| dative | palliō | palliīs |
| accusative | pallium | pallia |
| ablative | palliō | palliīs |
| vocative | pallium | pallia |
