Our navigation bar is loading . . .

 


 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.  




 

JCSM's Top 1000 Christian Sites - Free Traffic Sharing Service!


Do you need volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?

Click here and add this page to your favorites!

Return to the JCSM Study Center!

Encyclopedia Britannica



PALL

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 635 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PAI-PAS
PALL , a word the various meanings of which can be traced to the Latin word
pallium
 , that is, a piece of cloth used either as a covering or as a garment. In the last sense the
pallium
  was the ifTwv, the square or oblong-shaped outer garment of the Greeks. In the sense of a garment the English usage of " pall " is confined to the ecclesiastical vestment (see PALLIUM) and to the supertunica or dalmatic, the pallium regale or imperial mantle, one of the
principal
 
coronation
  vestments of British sovereigns. The heraldic bearing known as a " pall " takes the form of the Y of the ecclesiastical vestment. The
chief
  applications of the word, in the sense of a covering, are to an altar frontal, to a linen cloth used to veil the chalice i'n the Catholic service of the Eucharist, and to a heavy black, purple or white covering for a coffin or
hearse
 . The livery companies of London possessed sumptuous state palls for the funerals of their members, of which some are still in existence. The Merchant Taylors' company have two examples of Italian workmanship. The so-called " Walworth pall " of the Fishmongers' company probably
dates
  from the 16th century. The Vintners' pall is of cloth of gold and purple velvet, with a figure of St Martin of Tours, the company'sipatron saint.
An entirely different word is " to pall," to become or make stale, insipid or tasteless, hence to cease to
interest
  from constant repetition; this is a shortened form of " appal " (O. Fr. appallir, to become
pale
 ; Lat. pallidus).


End of Article: PALL


If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/PAI_PAS/PALL.html">
PALL
</a>
(Previous)
PALITANA 		(Next)
PALLA, PALA

 


 
 


JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA  92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-2012.
 

 

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification  .  DHA Solutions  .  PB Happy Hour Specials  .  Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass  .  The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained  .  Home Equity Loans  .  First Aid and CPR Online  .  San Diego Music Lessons  .  10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings  .  Blow Up Your Site (For Free!)  .  San Diego DUI Lawyers  .  Jason Gastrich  .  Jordan Faith Gastrich  .  Divorce Secrets Revealed  .  Post Your Ad Link Free  .  San Diego Soccer Training  .  JCSM  .  Download Sermons  .  Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign  .  Christian Singles Dating  .  Christian T-Shirts  .  Healing Christian Prayer  .  Bumper Authority  .  Personalized Blogs and Email  .  San Diego Haircuts  .  The Do the Math Diet  .  Stop Twitter Spam  .  Christian Conservative Work at Home Network  .  The Website of the Lord