iconostasis

Plural: iconostaseis, iconostases

Noun

A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις (eikonóstasis), from εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + στάσις (stásis, “fixture”).

Scrabble Score: 13

iconostasis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
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iconostasis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

iconostasis: valid Words With Friends Word