amphithyron
noun
am·phith·y·ron
amˈfithəˌrän
plural amphithyra
-ərə
: a veil or curtain before the doors of the iconostasis in the Eastern Church
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek, from Greek, hall, from neuter of amphithyros having a door on both sides, from amphi- + thyra door
First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined above
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