Pantocrator
Americannoun
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Christianity. a title ascribed to Christ as the ruler of all things.
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Christianity. in Orthodox iconography, an image depicting Christ in this role.
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At the Pantocrator monastery in the southern Romanian county of Giurgiu, Culeasa joined roughly 100 people in prayer.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2022
"The drought period is fairly cruel, not just for this place, but for the entire country," said Father Justinian, one of several priests who held the service at the Pantocrator.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2022
Christ the Pantocrator floated protectively at the summit.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2016
One, from the inside of a dome, depicts Christ Pantocrator surrounded by angels; the other, from an apse, shows the Virgin Mary and the archangels Michael and Gabriel.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2011
Unlike the suffering, earthbound Christs depicted at eye level on the church walls, our Christ Pantocrator was clearly transcendent, all-powerful, heaven- bestriding.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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