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antependium

(an′ti pen′dē əm)

noun pl. antependia or antependiums

a screen or veil hanging from the front of an altar, pulpit, etc.

Origin: ML < L ante, before + pendere, hang

See antependium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. an·te·pen·di·a (-dē-ə)

A decorative hanging for the front of an altar, lectern, or pulpit.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin

Origin: : Latin ante-, ante-

Origin: + pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

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