epitaphion
epitaphion noun: an embroidered veil showing the dead body of Jesus Christ.
Noun
epitaphion (plural epitaphoi or epitaphions)
- An embroidered veil showing the dead body of Jesus Christ.
- Visitors kept dropping by, following the custom of seeing as many epitaphoi as possible; the more you visit, the better your luck for the coming year. I crawled under the epitaphion, too, and Spiridoula tipped me off that people take flowers from the epitaphion home with them after the evening...2004, Eleni N. Gage, North of Ithaka, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 68
Forms of epitaphion
| plural | epitaphoi |
|---|---|
| plural | epitaphions |
Origin of epitaphion
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον (epĭtắphĭon).
Questions about epitaphion
- What does epitaphion mean?
- Epitaphion means an embroidered veil showing the dead body of Jesus Christ.
- What part of speech is epitaphion?
- Epitaphion is a noun.
- What is the plural of epitaphion?
- The plural of epitaphion is epitaphoi.
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