diaconicon
Americannoun
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diaconica
plural
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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
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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 Alexander Van Millingen
The prothesis and diaconicon have barrel vaults and apses with three sides projecting slightly on the exterior.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
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 Alexander Van Millingen
It is covered either with a barrel or with a cross-groined vault, and communicates with the prothesis and the diaconicon.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
Only the diaconicon now remains, covered by a cross-groined vault, and its apse pierced by a door leading to the hall of the Teké.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
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