Deesis
noun
De·e·sis
dēˈēsə̇s
plural Deeses
-(ˌ)sēz
: a tripartite icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church showing Christ usually enthroned between the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist
Word History
Etymology
Greek deēsis entreaty, prayer, from dein to lack, miss, deisthai to beg
- mattamores
- Mattaponi
- matte
- matte box
- matted
- matted row system
- mattedly
- mattedness
- Matteotti
- matter
- matter in deed
- matter in pais
- matter of (individual) conscience
- matter of a proposition
- matter of a syllogism
- matter of breviary
- matter of conscience
- matter of course
- matter of individual conscience
- matter of pride
- matter of taste
- matter wave
- matter-of-fact
- matter-of-factly
- matter-of-factness