diaconicon

[ dahy-uh-kon-i-kon, -kuhn ]

noun

, plural di·a·con·i·ca [dahy-, uh, -, kon, -i-k, uh].

1. a sacristy in an Eastern or early Christian church, usually on the south side of the bema.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diaconicon¹

1720–30; < Late Greek diākonikón (> Late Latin diāconicum ), neuter of diākonikós of a deacon; -ic

Example Sentences

It is covered either with a barrel or with a cross-groined vault, and communicates with the prothesis and the diaconicon.

From Project Gutenberg

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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