iconostasis

noun

Meaning

A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in a church of eastern Christendom.

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Related words

antetemple(English)counterfacade(English)enclosure(English)narthex(English)ambo(English)vedika(English)altar screen(English)sanctuary(English)prothesis(English)debar(English)icons(English)dormition(English)

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Sources

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