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  • noun A screen or wall with icons which separates the sanctuary from the nave in Eastern Orthodox churches.

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Examples

  • Take a look at this priest's vestments, the altar hangings how beautifully embroidered they are...the Gospel cover, the candles, the iconstasis...

    Greek Catholic Mass Argent 2006

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