Meanings
nounsynthronon (plural synthronons or synthrona)
plural synthronons · plural synthrona
- Eastern OrthodoxyA structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.
In the axis of the basilica, opposite the central apse and 20 m from the choir platform, is a semicircular exedra 6.7 m in span and 4.5 m deep designed for the synthronon.
1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, pages 539–540
Origin
- Ancient Greekσύνθρονον
- Englishsynthronon
From Ancient Greek σύνθρονον (súnthronon).
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