Home › Words › R › rhipidionrhipidionrhipidion · noun — in the Greek Church, the eucharistic fan or flabellum.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῑπῐ́δῐον (rhīpĭ́dĭon, “small fan”).nounIn the Greek Church, the eucharistic fan or flabellum.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.flabellum 68% match — A large fan used for religious ceremonies. vs rhipidion →rhipidate 67% match — fan-shaped vs rhipidion →rhipidopterous 62% match — Of or relating to the Rhipidoptera. vs rhipidion →flabel 59% match — A fan or flabellum. vs rhipidion →flabellation 54% match — The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument. vs rhipidion →rantistirion 54% match — A ritual sprinkler used in some Christian rites. vs rhipidion →flabelliform 53% match — Shaped like a fan; flabellate vs rhipidion →flabellate 52% match — Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow. vs rhipidion →