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antependiums

antependiums is the plural of antependium.

Meaning of antependium

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

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

Forms of antependiums

alternative formantependia

Questions about antependiums

What is antependiums the plural of?
Antependiums is the plural of antependium.

Words near antependiums in the dictionary

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

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