pallium

[ pal-ee-uhm ]

/ ˈpæl i əm /

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noun, plural pal·li·a [pal-ee-uh], /ˈpæl i ə/, pal·li·ums.

a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.

Ecclesiastical.

a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind.
an altar cloth; a pall.

Anatomy. the entire cortex of the cerebrum.

Zoology. a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird.

Origin of pallium

before 1150; Old English <Latin (not attested in ME); see pall¹

Words nearby pallium

pallidal, pallidectomy, pallidoansotomy, pallidotomy, pallidum, pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm

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Example sentences from the Web for pallium

Above the stola, women wore a mantle called palla or pallium.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
But, whatever had been his part in the schism, Cranmer had received his Pallium from the Pope.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
He acknowledged Urban as Pope, and conferred the pallium upon Anselm.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Then he went to Rome to receive the pallium and, returning to his native land, put himself at the head of the reform party.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick

For one thing he urged that the price extorted from the English archbishops for the pallium was too high.
Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson

British Dictionary definitions for pallium

pallium

/ (ˈpælɪəm) /

noun plural -lia (-lɪə) or -liums

a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body

mainly RC Church a woollen vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging from it front and back: worn by the pope, all archbishops, and (as a mark of special honour) some bishops

Also called: mantle anatomy the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter

zoology another name for mantle (def. 5)

Word Origin for pallium

C16: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pallium

pallium

[ păl′ē-əm ]

n. pl. pal•li•ums

The mantle of gray matter with the underlying white substance.brain mantle mantle

单词	pallium
释义	pallium [ pal-ee-uhm ] / ˈpæl i əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pallium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pal·li·a [pal-ee-uh], /ˈpæl i ə/, pal·li·ums. a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome. Ecclesiastical. a woolen vestment worn by the pope and conferred by him on archbishops, consisting, in its present form, of a narrow ringlike band that rests on the shoulders, with two dependent bands or lappets, one in front and one behind. an altar cloth; a pall. Anatomy. the entire cortex of the cerebrum. Zoology. a mantle, as of a mollusk or bird. Origin of pallium before 1150; Old English <Latin (not attested in ME); see pall¹ Words nearby pallium pallidal, pallidectomy, pallidoansotomy, pallidotomy, pallidum, pallium, pall-mall, pallor, pally, pally up, palm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pallium Above the stola, women wore a mantle called palla or pallium. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy But, whatever had been his part in the schism, Cranmer had received his Pallium from the Pope. History of the English People\|John Richard Green He acknowledged Urban as Pope, and conferred the pallium upon Anselm. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various Then he went to Rome to receive the pallium and, returning to his native land, put himself at the head of the reform party. The Rise of the Mediaeval Church\|Alexander Clarence Flick For one thing he urged that the price extorted from the English archbishops for the pallium was too high. Canute the Great\|Laurence Marcellus Larson British Dictionary definitions for pallium pallium / (ˈpælɪəm) / noun plural -lia (-lɪə) or -liums a garment worn by men in ancient Greece or Rome, made by draping a large rectangular cloth about the body mainly RC Church a woollen vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging from it front and back: worn by the pope, all archbishops, and (as a mark of special honour) some bishops Also called: mantle anatomy the cerebral cortex and contiguous white matter zoology another name for mantle (def. 5) Word Origin for pallium C16: from Latin: cloak; related to Latin palla mantle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pallium veil, covering, blanket, cape, wrap, curtain, screen Medical definitions for pallium pallium [ păl′ē-əm ] n. pl. pal•li•ums The mantle of gray matter with the underlying white substance.brain mantle mantle The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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pallium

noun, plural pal·li·a [pal-ee-uh], /ˈpæl i ə/, pal·li·ums.

Origin of pallium

Words nearby pallium

Example sentences from the Web for pallium

British Dictionary definitions for pallium

noun plural -lia (-lɪə) or -liums

Word Origin for pallium

Words related to pallium

Medical definitions for pallium

n. pl. pal•li•ums