iconostasis

The definition of an iconostasis is a screen decorated with icons that divides the sanctuary of a church from other areas.

(noun)

An example of an iconostasis is the wall of images that is found in very traditional churches.

See iconostasis in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a partition or screen, decorated with icons, separating the sanctuary from the rest of the church

Origin: ModGr(Ec) eikonostasis < Gr eikōn, an image + stasis, a standing < histanai, to stand

See iconostasis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. i·co·nos·ta·ses (-sēzˌ)

The screen decorated with icons that divides the sanctuary from the nave of an Eastern Orthodox church.

Origin:

Origin: From Medieval Greek eikonostasion, shrine

Origin: : eikono-, icono-

Origin: + Greek stasis, a standing; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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