KAMELAUKION Definition & Meaning

kamelaukion

[kah-mee-lahf-kee-awn, kam-uh-law-kee-on, kah-muh-lou-]

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noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

plural

kamelaukia, kamelaukions

a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of kamelaukion¹

< Medieval Greek �첹��ŧ��ú�쾱�ǲ�, alteration of �첹��⳾��ú��󾱴ǲ� (derivative of ��á��⳾�� veil, covering; calyptra ), perhaps by association with ��á��ŧ��ǲ� camel, but sense relation unclear

Kamehameha I Kamenev

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