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artophorion

artophorion noun: the tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church.

Noun

artophorion (plural artophoria)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church

Forms of artophorion

pluralartophoria

Origin of artophorion

From Greek αρτοφόριο (artofório), or rather its Ancient Greek etymon.

Questions about artophorion

What does artophorion mean?
Artophorion means the tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church.
What part of speech is artophorion?
Artophorion is a noun.
What is the plural of artophorion?
The plural of artophorion is artophoria.

Words near artophorion in the dictionary

  1. artolater
  2. artolaters
  3. artolatry
  4. artophagous
  5. artophoria
  6. artophorion
  7. artos
  8. artotype
  9. artotypes
  10. Artotyritae
  11. Artotyrite

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