SCEUOPHORION


Meaning of SCEUOPHORION in English

ˌskevəˈfȯrˌyȯn noun

( plural sceuopho·ria -_yə)

Etymology: Middle Greek skeuophorion, from Greek, yoke placed over the shoulders for carrying pails, from skeuos vessel, utensil + -phorion (from pherein to carry) — more at skeuomorph , bear

: a receptacle used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and corresponding to the pyx

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