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ico·nos·ta·sis \ˌīkəˈnästəsə̇s\ noun also ico·no·stas \ē|kȯnə|stäs\ (plural ico·nostases \ˌīkəˈnästəˌsēz, ē|kȯnə|stäsə̇z\) Etymology: iconostasis modification of Middle Greek eikonostasi, eikonostasion, from Late Greek eikonostasion shrine, from eikono- icon- + -stasion (from Greek histanai to stand); iconostas from Russian ikonostas, from Middle Greek eikonostasi, eikonostasion — more at stand : a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches |