C2 noun #69,495 most common

pallium

UK /ˈpalɪəm/ | US /ˈpalɪəm/

A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.

pallium in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
  • (noun) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion.
  • (noun) The mantle of a mollusc.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
  2. 2
    noun A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion.
  3. 3
    noun The mantle of a mollusc.
  4. 4
    noun The cerebral cortex.
  5. 5
    noun A sheet of cloud covering the whole sky, especially nimbostratus.
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