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iconostasis

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Iconostasis in the church of the Cocoș Monastery, Romania

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις (eikonóstasis), from εἰκών (eikṓn, icon) + στάσις (stásis, fixture).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaɪkəˈnɒstəsɪs/
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Noun

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iconostasis (plural iconostases or iconostaseis)

  1. (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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