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/ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/ · noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal..
Use antependium when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antependium means (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal..
Common synonyms include forecloth.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use antependium where its definition matches the intended context.
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