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Definition of: iconostasis
(ī′kə·nos′tə·sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz)
In the Eastern Church, the screen separating the sacristy, bema, and chapel of prothesis from the rest of the church. Also i·con·o·stas (ī·kon′ə·stas). [<NL <NGk. eikonostasis <eikōn icon + stasis standing]
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