ˌpastəˈfōrēəm noun
also pas·to·pho·ri·on -ēˌän
( plural pastopho·ria -ēə)
Etymology: Late Latin, apartment of the bearer of the shrine, from Greek pastophorion, from pastophoros bearer of the shrine, from pastos shrine + -phoros -phore
: either of the two apartments at the sides of the bema that are found in contemporary Greek churches as well as in early Christian churches