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epimanikion

noun

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from ἐπιμανίκιον

Definitions

  1. A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to…

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

    • The cuffs, or epimanikia, which fit over the sticharion, bear little or no resemblance to the maniple.

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