trikerion
noun
tri·ke·rion
trēˈkēryȯn
variants or tricerion
trīˈsirēˌän
plural trikeria
-yȧ
or triceria -ēə
: a three-branched candlestick symbolizing the Trinity and used in the Eastern Orthodox Church by bishops (as in pronouncing a benediction)
Word History
Etymology
Middle Greek trikērion, from Greek tri- three + Middle Greek kērion wax candle, from Greek, honeycomb, from kēros wax