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largitio (Lat., "generosity"): ceremonial
distribution of gifts, by the Emperor and others.
lectionary: compendium of extracts from the
Gospels arranged for liturgical usage .
litē, litai (Gr., prayer, supplication): liturgical
procession held in connection with the celebration of ecclesiastical
feasts in Constantinople and other Byzantine cities. The inner
narthex of the church building; and a type of service held there.
Logos (Gr., "word," "reason"):
an epithet of Christ, the "word of God."
logothetes, logothetai (Gr., "keeper of
records," "administrator"): one of the ministers
of the Emperor, simultaneously he was the treasurer, prime minister,
and minister of foreign affairs.
loros, loroi (Gr., from "lorion,"
"a strip of leather"): a long brocade scarf, heavily
decorated with precious stones and worn by the Emperor at Easter
and select other occasions. Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
comments in his Book of Ceremonies that the loros symbolized
the burial of Christ, as it crossed over the body as a shroud.
Archangels also are depicted wearing this garment, placing the
earthly Emperor in the same rank and role as a protector of
God (see cat 1, 27, 83,).
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