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antimension
[ ahn-dee-meen-see-awn; English an-ti-men-see-on ]
/ ˌɑn diˈmin si ɔn; English ˌæn tɪˈmɛn siˌɒn /
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noun, plural an·ti·men·si·a [ahn-dee-meen-see-ah; English an-ti-men-see-uh]. /ˌɑn diˈmin si ɑ; English ˌæn tɪˈmɛn si ə/. Greek Orthodox Church.
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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Also an·ti·men·si·um [an-ti-men-see-uhm] /ˌæn tɪˈmɛn si əm/ .
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; see anti-
Words nearby antimension
anti-masker, Anti-Mason, Anti-Masonic party, antimasque, antimatter, antimension, antimere, antimeridian, antimetabolite, antimicrobial, antimilitant
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