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suppedaneum

/sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/

suppedaneum noun: a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross.

Noun

suppedaneum (plural suppedanea)

  1. a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross
    • 2002: At the center of the O, a nimbed Christ is fixed to a cross with a large serpent coiled at its base, his feet on a suppedaneum. — Celia Chazell, Reading Medieval Images, ed. Thelma Thomas & Elizabeth Sears (University of Michigan 2005, p. 27)
  2. the platform in front of the altar on which celebrating priest stands

Forms of suppedaneum

pluralsuppedanea

Origin of suppedaneum

From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

Questions about suppedaneum

What does suppedaneum mean?
Suppedaneum means a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross.
What part of speech is suppedaneum?
Suppedaneum is a noun.
How do you pronounce suppedaneum?
Suppedaneum is pronounced /sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/.
What is the plural of suppedaneum?
The plural of suppedaneum is suppedanea.

Words near suppedaneum in the dictionary

  1. suppawn
  2. suppawns
  3. supped
  4. suppedanea
  5. suppedaneous
  6. suppedaneum
  7. suppeditate
  8. suppeditated
  9. suppeditates
  10. suppeditating
  11. suppeditation

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