artophorion

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noun

The tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounartophorion (plural artophoria)

plural artophoria

  1. Eastern OrthodoxyThe tabernacle on the high altar in an Eastern Orthodox church

Origin

  1. Greekαρτοφόριο
  2. Englishartophorion

From Greek αρτοφόριο (artofório), or rather its Ancient Greek etymon.

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Translations

Italian artoforio
  • artoforioTranslations
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APA

artophorion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artophorion

MLA

“artophorion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artophorion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artophorion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artophorion.

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