antimension
[ ahn-dee-meen-see-awn; English an-ti-men-see-on ]
/ ˌɑn diˈmin si ɔn; English ˌæn tɪˈmɛn siˌɒn /
noun, plural an·ti·men·si·a [ahn-dee-meen-see-ah; English ahn-dee-meen-see-uh] /ˌɑn diˈmin si ɑ; English ˌɑn diˈmin si ə/. Greek Orthodox Church.
a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.
Also
antimensium.
Origin of antimension
< Medieval Latin
antimēnsium < Medieval Greek
antimínsion, antimḗsion, equivalent to Greek
anti-
anti- + Latin
mēns(a) table + Greek
-ion noun suffix
Words nearby antimension
antimagnetic,
antimalarial,
antimanic,
antimasque,
antimatter,
antimension,
antimensium,
antimere,
antimetabolite,
antimicrobial,
antimilitant