Antependium Definition

ăntē-pĕndē-əm
antependia, antependiums
noun
A decorative hanging for the front of an altar, lectern, or pulpit.
American Heritage
A screen or veil hanging from the front of an altar, pulpit, etc.
Webster's New World

(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.

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Other Word Forms of Antependium

Noun

Singular:
antependium
Plural:
antependia, antependiums

Origin of Antependium

  • Medieval Latin Latin ante- ante- pendēre to hang (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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