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synthronon

synthronon noun: a structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.

synthronon: a structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop
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Noun

synthronon (plural synthronons or synthrona)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.
    • In the axis of the basilica, opposite the central apse and 20 m from the choir platform, is a semicircular exedra 6.7 m in span and 4.5 m deep designed for the synthronon.1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton...

Forms of synthronon

pluralsynthronons
pluralsynthrona

Origin of synthronon

From Ancient Greek σύνθρονον (súnthronon).

Questions about synthronon

What does synthronon mean?
Synthronon means a structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.
What part of speech is synthronon?
Synthronon is a noun.
What is the plural of synthronon?
The plural of synthronon is synthronons.

Words near synthronon in the dictionary

  1. synthpoppy
  2. synthpunk
  3. synthrona
  4. synthroni
  5. synthronoi
  6. synthronon
  7. synthronons
  8. synthronos
  9. synthronus
  10. synths
  11. synthwave

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