iconostas iconostasis
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| Language pair: | Romanian to English |
| Definition / notes: | Tip de ecran alcătuit dintr-un schelet lemnos sau de zidărie, care separă sanctuarul (absida altarului) de spaţiul naosului, cu care comunică prin uşile împărăteşti şi prin perechea de uşi diaconeşti. http://www.monument.md/glosar/i/ In Eastern Christianity an iconostasis (the plural is iconostases), also called the templon, is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church. The iconostasis evolved from the Byzantine templon, a process complete by the fifteenth century. |
| URL: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis |
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