phelonion

[ fe-law-nee-awn; English fuh-loh-nee-uhn ]

noun

, Greek Orthodox Church.

, plural phe·lo·ni·a [fe-, law, -nee-ah, f, uh, -, loh, -nee-, uh], phe·lo·ni·ons.

1. a liturgical vestment resembling a chasuble.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phelonion¹

< Late Greek phelónion a kind of mantle, alteration of phainólis; akin to phaínein to shine

Example Sentences

Behind the screen, and at times in front of them, priests in Eastern European vestments, including an eye-catching red and gold robe called a phelonion and a cylindrical black hat called a kalimavkion, celebrated a special Mass partly in sung Slavonic — a liturgical language used by some Eastern Catholic churches.

From Seattle Times

Behind the screen, and at times in front of them, priests in Eastern European vestments, including an eye-catching red and gold robe called a phelonion and a cylindrical black hat called a kalimavkion, celebrated a special Mass partly in sung Slavonic — a liturgical language used by some Eastern Catholic churches.

From Seattle Times

Behind the screen, and at times in front of them, priests in Eastern European vestments, including an eye-catching red and gold robe called a phelonion and a cylindrical black hat called a kalimavkion, celebrated a special Mass partly in sung Slavonic — a liturgical language used by some Eastern Catholic churches.

From New York Times

For sheer beauty, there is a priest’s vestment called a phelonion.

From New York Times

The phelonion represents the robe that Jesus wore when he was tried by the Romans; this one’s unabashed aesthetic hedonism could not contrast more with the tragic abjection it is meant to symbolize.

From New York Times