epimanikion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.

Word forms

epimanikion epimanikia

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἐπιμανίκιον (epimaníkion), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + μανίκιον (maníkion, “sleeve”).

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