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Definitions for dossal
ˈdɒs əldos·sal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dossal, dosselnoun

    an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel

Wikidata

  1. Dossal

    A Dossal, from French dos, is an ecclesiastical ornamented cloth suspended behind an altar. Altar screen is sometimes used as a synonym for the Dossal.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dossal

    dos′sal, n. a cloth hanging, of various colours at various festivals, for the back of an altar and the sides of the chancel of a church.—Also Dos′sel. [Late L. dossale, dorsale—L. dorsum, the back.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dossal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dossal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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