The difference between Mitre and Omophorion

When used as nouns, mitre means a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. it has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks, 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.

Mitre is also verb with the meaning: to adorn with a mitre.

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  1. Mitre as a noun:

    A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

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  2. Mitre as a noun (heraldry):

    A heraldic representation of this covering, usually displayed on top of a bishop's or archbishop's coat of arms.

  3. Mitre as a noun:

    The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.

  4. Mitre as a noun (historical, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under .

  5. Mitre as a noun:

    A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.

  6. Mitre as a noun:

    A gusset in sewing, etc.

  1. Mitre as a verb:

    To adorn with a mitre.

  2. Mitre as a verb:

    To unite at an angle of 45.

  1. 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.

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