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asterikos

asterikos noun: a metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.

Noun

asterikos

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.

Questions about asterikos

What does asterikos mean?
Asterikos means a metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
What part of speech is asterikos?
Asterikos is a noun.

Words near asterikos in the dictionary

  1. asterids
  2. asteriform
  3. asteriid
  4. asteriidoside
  5. asteriids
  6. asterikos
  7. asterin
  8. asterinaceous
  9. asterine
  10. asterinid
  11. asterinids

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