iconostasis
Americannoun
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iconostases
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of iconostasis
From Medieval Greek, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at icono-, stasis
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Constructed and painted over seven years beginning in 1698, the iconostasis represents the high watermark of the work of the icon painter Yov Kondzelevych.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2022
The artifacts originally stood in the central gateway of the iconostasis — the ornately decorated screen that separates the sanctuary from the rest of an Orthodox church — of Saint Anastasios in Peristeronopigi village.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
An icon of St. Nicholas also hangs on the iconostasis.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2018
That was when the monastery’s original iconostasis was destroyed, its cathedral, like so many others in Russia, turned into a warehouse.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2012
This resembles the Greek iconostasis, the screen on which the “icons” or sacred pictures are placed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
The temple nave is crammed with religious objects, iconostases and icons, sacred portraits of solid gold with only the hands and faces coloured.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin
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