English Explanatory Dictionary

epitaphion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An embroidered veil showing the dead body of Jesus Christ.

Word forms

epitaphion epitaphoi epitaphions

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον (epĭtắphĭon).

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