pallium

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And even the Roman toga was contrasted with the Greek pallium cloak, in an effort to articulate Roman identity.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Benedict has been laying in state without any papal regalia, such as a crosier, a silver staff with a crucifix, or a pallium, a band of cloth worn around the neck worn by archdiocesan bishops.

From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2023

The Vatican’s news site noted that Benedict was lying in state without a pallium, a vestment that would not be used for a “retired prelate.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023

Benedict left on Celestine’s tomb a pallium — the simple white woolen stole that is a symbol of the papacy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Omophorion, ō-mō-fō′ri-on, n. an eastern ecclesiastical vestment like the western pallium, worn over the phenolion by bishops and patriarchs at the eucharist, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various