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amphithyron

noun
am·​phith·​y·​ron | \ amˈfithəˌrän\
plural amphithyra\ -​É™rÉ™ \

Definition of amphithyron

: a veil or curtain before the doors of the iconostasis in the Eastern Church

First Known Use of amphithyron

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amphithyron

Late Greek, from Greek, hall, from neuter of amphithyros having a door on both sides, from amphi- + thyra door

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