sakkos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A richly decorated vestment worn by Orthodox bishops, instead of a priest's phelonion (chasuble in western church).

Word forms

sakkos sakkoses sakkoi saccos

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σάκκος (sákkos). Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and saco.

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