deesis

[ dee-ee-sis ]
/ diˈi sɪs /

noun, plural de·e·ses [dee-ee-seez] /diˈi siz/.

a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.

Origin of deesis

< Greek déēsis entreaty, equivalent to deē-, variant stem of déesthai to beg + -sis -sis

Words nearby deesis

deerskin, deerstalker, deerweed, deeryard, dees, deesis, deet, deets, def, def., deface