antimension

[ ahn-dee-meen-see-awn; English an-ti-men-see-on ]

noun,plural an·ti·men·si·a [ahn-dee-meen-see-ah; English an-ti-men-see-uh]. /ˌɑn diˈmin si ɑ; English ˌæn tɪˈmɛn si ə/. Greek Orthodox Church.
  1. a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.

Origin of antimension

1
From Medieval Latin antimēnsium, from Medieval Greek antimínsion, antimḗsion, equivalent to Greek anti- “against, opposite of” + Latin mēns(a) “table” + Greek -ion noun suffix; see anti-
  • Also an·ti·men·si·um [an-ti-men-see-uhm] /ˌæn tɪˈmɛn si əm/ .

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