Definitions for iconostasisˌaɪ kəˈnɒs tə sɪs; -ˌsiz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•co•nos•ta•sisˌaɪ kəˈnɒs tə sɪs; -ˌsiz(n.)(pl.)-ses
a partition or screen on which icons are placed, separating the sanctuary from the main part of an Eastern church.
Category: Religion
Origin of iconostasis:
1825–35; < MGk
Wiktionary
iconostasis(Noun)
a wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church
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