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‖ orarium Eccl.|ɒˈrɛərɪəm|
[L., a napkin, handkerchief, f. ōs, ōr- mouth, face: see -arium.]
The earlier name of the stole; spec. in the Greek Church, that worn by deacons.
1706Phillips, Orarium, a kind of Priest's Vestment. 1720Brett Liturgies 298 The Orarium was a long narrow Towel, which the Deacon hung on his left Shoulder;..the primary Use of it was to wipe the Mouth or the Fingers as there was occasion. 1885Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) s.v. Stole, The Council of Braga in 563 (can. 9) speaks of the orarium as worn by deacons. Ibid., The Greeks have always regarded the orarium as a vestment peculiar to deacons. Ibid., Hefele acknowledges his failure after much search to find the reason why the word ‘stole’ came to be used for orarium. |