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iconostasis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌaɪkəˈnɒstəsɪs/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις (eikonóstasis), from εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + στάσις (stásis, “fixture”).

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.
   • The golden glitter on the crimson background of the iconostasis, the gilt ornaments of the icons, the silver of the chandeliers and candlesticks, the flagstones of the floor, the mats, the banners above the choir, the steps of the ambo, the ancient books black with age, the cassocks and surplices, were all inundated with light. 1918 [1878], chapter 3, in Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., Anna Karenina, Cambridge: Oxford University Press, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, →OCLC, part 5, page 12:
   • The altar was hidden behind an Iconostasis. The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake. 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 10, in Friday's Business:

Forms

Relateds

templon

Translations (46)

et ikonostaas (a wall of icons) · eo ikonostazo (a wall of icons) · sl ikonostas (a wall of icons) · pt iconóstase (a wall of icons) · pl ikonostas (a wall of icons) · ro iconostas (a wall of icons) · hu ikonosztáz (a wall of icons) · he איקונוסטאזיס (a wall of icons) · el εικονοστάσιο (a wall of icons) · cs ikonostas (a wall of icons) · ka კანკელი (a wall of icons) · eu ikonostasi (a wall of icons) · sq ikonastasi (a wall of icons) · bg иконоста́с (a wall of icons) · ko 성화벽 (a wall of icons) · az ikonostas (a wall of icons) · nn ikonostas (a wall of icons) · sv ikonostas (a wall of icons) · fr iconostase (a wall of icons) · rup icunustas (a wall of icons) · de Ikonostase (a wall of icons) · ca iconòstasi (a wall of icons) · lv ikonostass (a wall of icons) · ar حَاجِز الأَيْقُونِيّ (a wall of icons) · it iconostasi (a wall of icons) · hy պատկերակալ (a wall of icons) · be іканаста́с (a wall of icons) · sk ikonostas (a wall of icons) · ru иконоста́с (a wall of icons) · sh ikonostas (a wall of icons) · sh иконостас (a wall of icons) · cmn 聖障 /圣障 (a wall of icons) · nl iconostase (a wall of icons) · ga íocónastáis (a wall of icons) · ro catapeteasmă (a wall of icons) · tr ikonostas (a wall of icons) · uk іконоста́с (a wall of icons) · mk иконостас (a wall of icons) · nb ikonostasis (a wall of icons) · da ikonostase (a wall of icons) · cmn 聖像壁 /圣像壁 (a wall of icons) · ja イコノスタシス (a wall of icons) · lt ikonostasas (a wall of icons) · es iconostasio (a wall of icons) · ro tâmplă (a wall of icons) · fi ikonostaasi (a wall of icons)