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vestment vs pallium

pallium vs vestment

vestment and pallium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vestment Yes No No No
pallium Yes No No No
As nouns, pallium is a hyponym of vestment; that is, pallium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vestment:
  • vestment: gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
  • pallium: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
Other hyponyms of vestment include alb, cassock, chasuble, humeral veil, veil, pontifical, surplice.
vestment (noun) pallium (noun)
gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Difference between vestment and pallium

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