PANAGIA
\panˈe͡ɪd͡ʒə], \panˈeɪdʒə], \p_a_n_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə]\
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pa-n[=a]'ji-a, n. an epithet of the Virgin in the Eastern Church: an ornament worn hanging on the breast by Russian bishops--also PAN[=A]'GHIA.--n. PANAGI[=A]'RION, a paten on which the loaf is placed, used in the 'elevation of the Panagia.' [Gr., 'all holy,' pas, all, hagios, holy.]
By Thomas Davidson
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