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diaconicon
[ dahy-uh-kon-i-kon, -kuhn ]
noun
, plural di·a·con·i·ca [dahy-, uh, -, kon, -i-k, uh].
- a sacristy in an Eastern or early Christian church, usually on the south side of the bema.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaconicon1
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Example Sentences
It is covered either with a barrel or with a cross-groined vault, and communicates with the prothesis and the diaconicon.
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Only the diaconicon now remains, covered by a cross-groined vault, and its apse pierced by a door leading to the hall of the Teké.
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The prothesis and diaconicon have barrel vaults and apses with three sides projecting slightly on the exterior.
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It has neither prothesis nor diaconicon of its own, but communicates with the original diaconicon of the main church.
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The position of the prothesis and diaconicon in particular is identical in the two churches.
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