iconostasis

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The iconography on the iconostasis was a blend of eastern and western art, the Royal Doors being done in traditional byzantine iconography while the rest of the iconostasis was in a more Italian style.

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  1. noun The screen decorated with icons that divides the sanctuary from the nave of an Eastern Orthodox church.

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  • Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos of the icons and iconostasis in the chaple of St. Basil's Seminary in Stamford. —  Cardinal Seán's Blog
  • The first stop should be El-Mu'allaqa, or the Hanging Church, on Mar Girgis Street, to see the beautiful collection of restored ancient icons and an iconostasis inlaid with ebony and ivory.
  • The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 50-foot silver iconostasis. —  Turkish Press
  • The iconography on the iconostasis was a blend of eastern and western art, the Royal Doors being done in traditional byzantine iconography while the rest of the iconostasis was in a more Italian style. —  Planet Atheism
  • Clearly excited, he said the 6-foot-tall icon known as "Christ Pantocrator," or "Christ in Majesty" was painted in 1680 and had been "the focal point of an iconostasis," or wall of icons in a famous site. —  The Daily News Transcript Homepage RSS
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  1. From Medieval Greek eikonostasion, shrine : eikono-, icono- + Greek stasis, a standing; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from New Greek εἰκονόστασ, σ1ις, from Greek εἰκών, an image, + στάσ, σ1ις, a standing, position, from ἰστασ, σ1θαι, stand.
 

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/aɪkəˈnɑstəsɪs/
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