The difference between Epigonation and Omophorion
When used as nouns, epigonation means part of the vestment worn by bishops and some priests in the eastern orthodox church somewhat similar to a maniple, whereas omophorion means a band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and is worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the eastern christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the western archepiscopal pallium.
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Epigonation as a noun:
Part of the vestment worn by bishops and some priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church somewhat similar to a maniple
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Omophorion as a noun:
A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and is worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.