antimension

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[ahn-dee-meen-see-awn, an-ti-men-see-on] / ˌɑn diˈmin si ɔn, ˌæn tɪˈmɛn siˌɒn /

Also antimensium

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

plural

antimensia

1. a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.

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Etymology

Origin of antimension

From Medieval Latin antimēnsium, from Medieval Greek antimínsion, antimḗsion, equivalent to Greek anti- “against, opposite of” + Latin mēns(a) “table” + Greek -ion noun suffix; anti-