n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ī -k ə - ' näs-t ə -s ə s, ( ˌ ) ī - ' kä-n ə - ˌ stä-s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ta · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion, from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono- + -stasion (fr. 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