amphithyron

American  

[ahm-fee-thee-rawn, am-fith-uh-ron] / ɑmˈfi θi rɔn, æmˈfɪθ əˌrɒn /

Also amphithura

noun

amphithyra, plural amphithyrons plural

1. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.

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Etymology

Origin of amphithyron

First recorded in 1930–35; from Greek amphíthyron “hall,” neuter noun use of adjective amphíthyros “having a door on both sides, having a double entrance,” equivalent to amphi- prefix meaning “around, on both sides” + -thýron, from thýr- stem of thýra “door” + neuter noun and adjective suffix -on ; see amphi-, door ( def. )