Definition of iconostasis in English:

iconostasis

nounPlural iconostases ˌʌɪkəˈnɒstəsɪsˌaɪkəˈnɑstəsəs

A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave.
Example sentencesExamples
- A set of doors that may have belonged to the church of St. Sophia in Novgorod formed part of the iconostasis, the high screen that divided the church sanctuary from the nave in late medieval Russia.
- The iconostasis of the Orthodox church effects what in Gothic architecture is accomplished by the Rood Screen, the separation of the nave from the sanctuary.
- There's an iconostasis before the altar, just as in all Orthodox and Eastern churches - here the floors are piled with carpets, and on the walls there are huge, colourful icons.
- The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the rest of the church.
- Bruni's version was completed for the iconostasis of the Church of Annunciation (court chapel in Tsarskoe Selo).

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Greek eikonostasis, from eikōn 'likeness' + stasis 'standing, stopping'.

Rhymes

hypostasis

Definition of iconostasis in US English:

iconostasis

nounˌaɪkəˈnɑstəsəsˌīkəˈnästəsəs

A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave.
Example sentencesExamples
- There's an iconostasis before the altar, just as in all Orthodox and Eastern churches - here the floors are piled with carpets, and on the walls there are huge, colourful icons.
- A set of doors that may have belonged to the church of St. Sophia in Novgorod formed part of the iconostasis, the high screen that divided the church sanctuary from the nave in late medieval Russia.
- Bruni's version was completed for the iconostasis of the Church of Annunciation (court chapel in Tsarskoe Selo).
- The iconostasis of the Orthodox church effects what in Gothic architecture is accomplished by the Rood Screen, the separation of the nave from the sanctuary.
- The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the rest of the church.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Greek eikonostasis, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + stasis ‘standing, stopping’.

单词	iconostasis
释义	Definition of iconostasis in English: iconostasis nounPlural iconostases ˌʌɪkəˈnɒstəsɪsˌaɪkəˈnɑstəsəs A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave. Example sentencesExamples A set of doors that may have belonged to the church of St. Sophia in Novgorod formed part of the iconostasis, the high screen that divided the church sanctuary from the nave in late medieval Russia. The iconostasis of the Orthodox church effects what in Gothic architecture is accomplished by the Rood Screen, the separation of the nave from the sanctuary. There's an iconostasis before the altar, just as in all Orthodox and Eastern churches - here the floors are piled with carpets, and on the walls there are huge, colourful icons. The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the rest of the church. Bruni's version was completed for the iconostasis of the Church of Annunciation (court chapel in Tsarskoe Selo). Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Greek eikonostasis, from eikōn 'likeness' + stasis 'standing, stopping'. Rhymes hypostasis Definition of iconostasis in US English: iconostasis nounˌaɪkəˈnɑstəsəsˌīkəˈnästəsəs A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave. Example sentencesExamples There's an iconostasis before the altar, just as in all Orthodox and Eastern churches - here the floors are piled with carpets, and on the walls there are huge, colourful icons. A set of doors that may have belonged to the church of St. Sophia in Novgorod formed part of the iconostasis, the high screen that divided the church sanctuary from the nave in late medieval Russia. Bruni's version was completed for the iconostasis of the Church of Annunciation (court chapel in Tsarskoe Selo). The iconostasis of the Orthodox church effects what in Gothic architecture is accomplished by the Rood Screen, the separation of the nave from the sanctuary. The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the rest of the church. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Greek eikonostasis, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + stasis ‘standing, stopping’.
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