antependiums

Variant of antependium

antependium definition

ante·pen·dium (an′ti pen′dē əm)

noun pl. antependia -·dia (-ə) or antependiums -·di·ums

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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