ANTEPENDIUM

Etymology

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.

Synonym: forecloth

Source: Wiktionary


An`te*pen"di*um, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.)

Definition: The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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