Main Entry: ico·nos·ta·sis

Pronunciation: \ˌī-kə-ˈnäs-tə-səs, (ˌ)ī-ˈkä-nə-ˌstä-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ico·nos·ta·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion, from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono- + -stasion (from histanai to stand) — more at stand

Date: 1833

: a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches