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dikirion

dikirion noun: a liturgical candlestick holding two candles, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.

Noun

dikirion (plural dikiria)

  1. A liturgical candlestick holding two candles, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.

Forms of dikirion

pluraldikiria
alternative formdicerion
alternative formdikerion

Origin of dikirion

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δικήριον (dikḗrion).

Questions about dikirion

What does dikirion mean?
Dikirion means a liturgical candlestick holding two candles, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
What part of speech is dikirion?
Dikirion is a noun.
What is the plural of dikirion?
The plural of dikirion is dikiria.

Words near dikirion in the dictionary

  1. diking
  2. diking out
  3. diking up
  4. dikir
  5. dikiria
  6. dikirion
  7. dikk
  8. dikka
  9. dikkas
  10. dikkop
  11. dikkops

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