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antependium

/ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/

antependium noun: the hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

  1. The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
    Synonyms:
    forecloth

antependium meaning in Tamil and Bengali

antependium in Tamil

பலிபீடத்துக்கு முன்னாலுள்ள திரை

antependium in Bengali

গির্জার বেদির সামনের আবরণ, পর্দা

Synonyms of antependium

Forms of antependium

pluralantependiums
pluralantependia

Origin of antependium

From Latin ante (“before”) + pendere (“to hang”).

Questions about antependium

What does antependium mean?
Antependium means the hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
What is antependium in Tamil?
Antependium in Tamil is பலிபீடத்துக்கு முன்னாலுள்ள திரை. See Antependium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antependium?
Antependium is a noun.
How do you pronounce antependium?
Antependium is pronounced /ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/.
What is the plural of antependium?
The plural of antependium is antependiums.

Words near antependium in the dictionary

  1. antepaschal
  2. antepast
  3. antepasts
  4. antepectoral
  5. antependia
  6. antependium
  7. antependiums
  8. antepenult
  9. antepenultima
  10. antepenultimas
  11. antepenultimata

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antependium (page history and authors); antependium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antependium (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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