Etymology

antimins

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Today it means: A rectangular piece of linen or silk, usually decorated with religious emblems and inscriptions, and containing a small relic of a martyr. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἀντιμήνσιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἈντιμήνσιον
  2. English todayantimins

From Ancient Greek Ἀντιμήνσιον (Antimḗnsion).

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