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iconostasion

iconostasion noun: the screen between the sanctuary and choir in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Noun

iconostasion (plural iconostasia)

  1. The screen between the sanctuary and choir in the Greek Orthodox Church.
  2. A shrine.

Forms of iconostasion

pluraliconostasia

Questions about iconostasion

What does iconostasion mean?
Iconostasion means the screen between the sanctuary and choir in the Greek Orthodox Church.
What part of speech is iconostasion?
Iconostasion is a noun.
What is the plural of iconostasion?
The plural of iconostasion is iconostasia.

Words near iconostasion in the dictionary

  1. iconoscopes
  2. iconostas
  3. iconostaseis
  4. iconostases
  5. iconostasia
  6. iconostasion
  7. iconostasis
  8. iconotext
  9. iconotexts
  10. iconotextual
  11. iconotextuality

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