i|co|nos|ta|sis

i|co|nos|ta|sis
i|co|nos|ta|sis «Y kuh NOS tuh sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
a screen or partition in the Eastern Orthodox Church on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the main part of the church.
[< New Latin iconostasis < New Greek eikonóstasis < Greek eik image + stásis a standing, position < histánai to stand]

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