Meaning of sakkos | Babel Free
Definitions
A richly decorated vestment worn by Orthodox bishops, instead of a priest's phelonion (chasuble in western church).
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
σάκκος
Examples
“When in 1411 Emperor John VIII Palaeologos married a daughter of Vasilii II, Grand Prince of Muscovy, he sent Moscow a splendid specimen of the liturgical vestment known as a sakkos as a gift for Metropolitan Photios.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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