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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