diaconicon

American  

[dahy-uh-kon-i-kon, -kuhn] / ˌdaɪ əˈkɒn ɪˌkɒn, -kən /

noun

plural

diaconica

1. a sacristy in an Eastern or early Christian church, usually on the south side of the bema.

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Etymology

Origin of diaconicon

1720–30; < Late Greek diākonikón (> Late Latin diāconicum ), neuter of diākonikós of a deacon; see -ic

Example Sentences

The position of the prothesis and diaconicon in particular is identical in the two churches.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

The two smaller compartments and apses at the sides of the bema were sacristies, the diaconicon and prothesis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

In the churches in central Syria of slightly earlier date, the diaconicon is rectangular, the side apses at Kalat-Seman having been added at a later date.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

The prothesis and diaconicon open off the side arms, and two small chambers in the western angles of the cross bring the plan externally to the usual rectangular form.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

As in S. Sophia and S. Irene, there is no prothesis or diaconicon.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander