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fla·bel·lum

(flə-bĕl′əm)

n. pl. fla·bel·la (-bĕl′ə)

A fan-shaped anatomical structure.

[Latin flābellum, fan, diminutive of flābra, breeze, from flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]

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flabellum

(fləˈbɛləm)

n, pl -la (-lə)

1. (Zoology) a fan-shaped organ or part, such as the tip of the proboscis of a honeybee

2. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a large ceremonial fan

[C19: from Latin: small fan, from flābra breezes, from flāre to blow]

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fla•bel•lum

(fləˈbɛl əm)

n., pl. -bel•la (-ˈbɛl ə)

1. a fan, esp. one used in religious ceremonies.

2. Biol. a fan-shaped organ or part.

[1865–70; < Latin flābellum fan, diminutive of flābra breezes, derivative of flā(re) to blow²]

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In terms of rubrics, there are only a few differences: (1) the deaconess bowed her head instead of kneeling; (2) she was not vested with a liturgical tunic, (144) and the way in which she was vested with the orarion was different from the male deacon; (3) the deaconess was not given a kiss by the archbishop; (4) she was not given a ripidion (liturgical fan) to carry in procession or with which to fan the Holy Gifts; and (5) when the archbishop gave the deaconess the chalice after she had received Communion, she placed it back on the altar rather than taking it out of the sanctuary in order to distribute Communion to the laity.

The female deacon in the Byzantine Church did not perform the public liturgical functions of the male deacon in the Divine Liturgy; thus, she was not given a ripidion in order to fan the Holy Gifts.

(200) The female diaconate obviously was not the exact equivalent to the male diaconate since the deaconess did not serve the public liturgical role that the male deacon did--she neither chanted the diaconal petitions, nor processed at the Great Entrance (an assumption based on her not receiving the ripidion during her ordination), nor distributed the Eucharist to the laity during the liturgy.