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trikirion

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

Noun

trikirion (plural trikiria)

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

Forms of trikirion

pluraltrikiria
alternative formtricerion
alternative formtrikerion

Origin of trikirion

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τρικήριον (trikḗrion).

Questions about trikirion

What does trikirion mean?
Trikirion means a liturgical candlestick holding three candles, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
What part of speech is trikirion?
Trikirion is a noun.
What is the plural of trikirion?
The plural of trikirion is trikiria.

Words near trikirion in the dictionary

  1. triking
  2. trikini
  3. trikinis
  4. trikir
  5. trikiria
  6. trikirion
  7. trikonasana
  8. tril
  9. trilabe
  10. trilabiate
  11. trilaciclib

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