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Definition of Antependium
1. n. The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
Definition of Antependium
1. Noun. (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antependium
1. [n -DIA or -DIUMS]
Medical Definition of Antependium
1. The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Origin: LL, fr. L. Ante + pendere to hang. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antependium
Literary usage of Antependium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The earliest altar with carved antependium is in the church at Cividale (8th
century). In St. Mark's Venice, is the famous reredos, "pala d'oro" (10th ..."
2. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"... at the time of the offering of the Christian Sacrifice, when there is no
consecrated altar. ANTE-PANE.—An antependium.—See antependium. antependium.—1. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1869)
"Two beautiful frontals, in a perfect state, remain at Wardour Castle, and a rich
antependium or frontal with figures of saints, at Southgate House, ..."
4. History of Mediaeval Art by Franz von Reber (1887)
"The mensa was closed in front by a golden antependium richly set with jewels,
... Of the antependium of the Minster of Aix-la-Chapelle, perhaps referable to ..."
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