encolpion

noun

en·​col·​pion

variants or enkolpion

eŋˈkȯlpˌyȯn

plural encolpia or enkolpia

-ˌyä

: a medallion bearing a sacred picture that is worn on the breast of a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek enkolpion, from Greek, neuter of enkolpios in or on the bosom, from en in + -kolpios (from kolpos bosom)

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