iconostasis
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[edit]Borrowed from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις (eikonóstasis), from εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + στάσις (stásis, “fixture”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]iconostasis (plural iconostases or iconostaseis)
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.
- 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 10, in Friday's Business[1]:
- The altar was hidden behind an Iconostasis. The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.
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[edit]a wall of icons
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