ICONOSTASIS

Meaning of ICONOSTASIS in English

[ ˌʌɪkə'nɒstəsɪs ]

■ noun ( plural iconostases -si:z ) a screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave.

Origin

C19: from mod. Gk eikonostasis , from eikōn 'likeness' + stasis 'standing'.

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ICONOSTASIS — noun (plural iconostases) see: stand Date: 1833 a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the …
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ICONOSTASIS — In Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition, a solid screen of stone, wood, or metal separating the sanctuary from the …
Английский словарь Британика
ICONOSTASIS — ˌīkəˈnästəsə̇s noun also ico·no·stas ē|kȯnə|stäs ( plural ico·nostases ˌīkəˈnästəˌsēz, ē|kȯnə|stäsə̇z) Etymology: iconostasis modification of Middle Greek eikonostasi, eikonostasion, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICONOSTASIS — /uy'keuh nos"teuh sis/ , n. , pl. iconostases /-seez'/ . Eastern Ch. a partition or screen on which icons are …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ICONOSTASIS — n. partition or screen decorated with icons used in Eastern Orthodox churches to separate the sanctuary from the main section …
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ICONOSTASIS — noun ( plural ico·nos·ta·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion, from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono- + -stasion …
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ICONOSTASIS — [ico.nos.ta.sis] n, pl -ta.ses [modif. of MGk eikonostasion, fr. LGk, shrine, fr. Gk eikono- + -stasion (fr. histanai to stand)--more …
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ICONOSTASIS — Iconostasis in Archangel Cathedral (150508), the Kremlin, Moscow. Novosti Press Agency ictalurid any fish of the family Ictaluridae, which includes …
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ICONOSTASIS — iconost|asis BrE AmE ˌaɪk ə ˈnɒst |əs ɪs ˌ•ɒ-, § -əs AmE -ˈnɑːst- ▷ iconost|ases ə siːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ICONOSTASIS — n. (pl. iconostases) (in the Eastern Church) a screen bearing icons and separating the sanctuary from the nave. [mod.Gk eikonostasis …
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ICONOSTASIS — n. (pl. iconostases) (in the Eastern Church) a screen bearing icons and separating the sanctuary from the nave. [ mod.Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ICONOSTASIS — n. (pl. iconostases) (in the Eastern Church) a screen bearing icons and separating the sanctuary from the nave. Etymology: mod.Gk …
Oxford English vocab
ICONOSTASIS — n. In Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition, a solid screen of stone, wood, or metal separating the sanctuary from …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ICONOSTASIS — (церковное) иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — Иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n ( pl -ses) церк. иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — (0) иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n ( pl -ses) церк. иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n ( pl -ses) церк. иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n. иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n. иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — (церковное) иконостас
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ICONOSTASIS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ī -k ə - ' näs-t ə -s ə s, ( ˌ ) ī - ' kä-n …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ICONOSTASE — icono·stase (-nó-) n iconostasis
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NOVGOROD SCHOOL — Important school of Russian medieval icon and mural painting that flourished around Novgorod in the 12th–16th centuries. Novgorod, Russia's cultural …
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ICONOSTAS — noun see iconostasis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLY DOORS — noun plural Usage: often capitalized H&D : the doors and especially the central doors in the iconostasis in an Eastern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHITHYRON — amˈfithəˌrän noun ( plural amphithy·ra -ərə) Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek, hall, from neuter of amphithyros having a door on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICONOSCOPE — Figure 6: Iconoscope camera tube. iconostasis Iconostasis in Archangel Cathedral (150508), the Kremlin, Moscow. in Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMBO — in the Christian liturgy, a raised stand formerly used for reading the Gospel or the Epistle, first used in early …
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NOVGOROD SCHOOL — important school of Russian medieval icon and mural painting that flourished around the northwestern city of Novgorod from the 12th …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOVGOROD SCHOOL — Important school of Russian medieval icon and mural painting that flourished around Novgorod in the 12th16th centuries. Novgorod, Russia's cultural …
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