transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-kə-ˈnäs-tə-səs, (ˌ)ī-ˈkä-nə-ˌstä-səs ]
noun
( plural ico·nos·ta·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion, from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono- + -stasion (from histanai to stand) — more at stand
Date: 1833
: a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches