Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#RHASONCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#RHASON ῥάσον (rháson), compare Greek ράσο (ráso).

Noun

rhason (plural rhasons)Category:English lemmas#RHASONCategory:English nouns#RHASONCategory:English countable nouns#RHASONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RHASONCategory:Pages with entries#RHASONCategory:Pages with 1 entry#RHASON

1. The clerical garb worn in the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches.
   • 1998, Encyclopaedia Britannica CD 98 Multimedia Edition:

     The inner rhason corresponds to the cassock and, like it, is used by the secular clergy. The outer rhason, a wide-sleeved garment, is black in the Greek Church but variable in colour in the Russian Church among the secular clergy (i.e., those who minister in parishes).

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Anagrams

• Ahrons, Horans, Roshan, SHORAN, Sharon