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The word '''tomos''' is a word related to the word tome (a large volume/book) which is of Greek origin that means ''a cutting'' and is derived from the word ''temnein'' meaning to cut/slice.  
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A '''tomos''' (Greek: τόμος, romanized: tomos, lit. 'section', 'part of', 'part which is cut') is a small book that contains a major announcement or similar text promulgated by a [[holy synod]], such as a grant of [[autocephaly]].
  
Tomos as used in the Orthodox Christian Church denotes a small book that contains an announcement or similar text: such as the “TOMOS of Alexis, by the Mercy of God Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia” that granted [[autocephaly]] the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
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==Source==
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[[ro:Tomos]]
Any good dictionary (Tome)
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 21:12, May 28, 2022

A tomos (Greek: τόμος, romanized: tomos, lit. 'section', 'part of', 'part which is cut') is a small book that contains a major announcement or similar text promulgated by a holy synod, such as a grant of autocephaly.