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/ˌaɪkəˈnɒstəsɪs/ · noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church..
The altar was hidden behind an Iconostasis. The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.
Use iconostasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Iconostasis means (Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church..
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The altar was hidden behind an Iconostasis. The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.
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