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antimension
[ ahn-dee-meen-see-awn; English an-ti-men-see-on ]
noun
Greek Orthodox Church.
plural antimensia
- a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of antimension1
From Medieval Latin ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±³¾Å§²Ô²õ¾±³Ü³¾, from Medieval Greek antimÃnsion, antimḗsion, equivalent to Greek anti- “against, opposite of†+ Latin ³¾Å§²Ô²õ(²¹) “table†+ Greek -ion noun suffix; anti-
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