iconostasis in English

noun
1
a screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many Eastern churches from the nave.
The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the rest of the church.

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1. An iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the nave in Byzantine …

2. Candlestands are placed in front of the iconostasis or behind the Analogions, where the faithful may light and place candles during the service

3. In the Greek Church the Ambo is a table in front of the iconostasis, or screen where baptisms, confirmations, and marriages are celebrated

4. Ambo (liturgy) or Ambon, in Eastern orthodoxy the elevated area in front of the Iconostasis Ambo, a pulpit or lectern in a church sanctuary (the official term for Catholic pulpits)

5. The Ambon or Ambo (Greek: Ἄμβων, meaning "step" or "elevate" Slavonic: amvón) is a projection coming out from the soleas (the walkway in front of the iconostasis) in an Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic church