iconostasis
Meanings
noun
- A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις (eikonóstasis), from εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + στάσις (stásis, “fixture”).
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