pallium

Noun

Meaning

A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.

A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.

The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.

The mantle of a bird.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cortex mantle cerebral cortex cerebral mantle cape cover cloak robe blanket cerebrum cortical region brain cortex cortical surface said cloak cortical shell
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Hypernyms

cloak epidermis cuticle vestment neural structure

Hyponyms

neocortex archipallium paleocortex neopallium

Related terms

palliative palliate palliation

Derivatives

pallia palliums

Anagrams

Pulliam Illampu

Examples

Aboitiz et al., 2003 The pallium is usually divided into three zones: medial, lateral and dorsal. Source: Internet

“Acting in the place of the Roman Pontiff, he also confers the pallium upon metropolitan bishops or gives the pallium to their proxies.” Source: Internet

Beneath the shield he added the pallium, a papal symbol of authority more ancient than the tiara, the use of which is also granted to metropolitan archbishops as a sign of communion with the See of Rome. Source: Internet

In 732, Boniface traveled again to Rome to report, and Pope Gregory III conferred upon him the pallium as archbishop with jurisdiction over Germany. Source: Internet

Hindley Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons p. 43 However, Laurence never received a pallium from Rome, so he may have been considered uncanonical by the papacy. Source: Internet

Lapidge Anglo-Saxon Library pp. 24–25 The pallium was the symbol of metropolitan status, and signified that Augustine was now an archbishop unambiguously associated with the Holy See. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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