Definition
In Byzantine religious art and architecture, a ceremonial double-branched candlestick or icon stand used in Orthodox Christian liturgy.
Etymology
From Greek 'di-' (two) + 'kerion' (candle/wax taper). This term emerged in medieval Byzantine Christian contexts to describe liturgical objects with two branches.
Kelly Says
Byzantine emperors and bishops used dicerion candlesticks as symbols of divine dual nature and authority, and the term still appears in Orthodox Christian ceremonies today as a connection to thousand-year-old traditions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትምህርት መጽሐፍ
tim-hirt me-ts-ha-f
BNবাংলা
শব্দকোষ
shob-d-kosh
CACatalà
diccionari
di-k-sh-o-na-ree
CSČeština
slovník
sloh-vnik
DEDeutsch
Wörterbuch
vort-er-bouch
ELΕλληνικά
λεξικό
leksiko
ESEspañol
diccionario
di-k-see-o-nee-o
FAفارسی
دictionary
di-k-sh-o-na-ree
FISuomi
sanakirja
san-a-kir-ja
FRFrançais
dictionnaire
di-k-sh-o-nair
HIहिन्दी
शब्दकोश
shabd-kosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kamus
ka-mus
ITItaliano
dizionario
di-tsio-na-ree-o
MSBahasa Melayu
kamus
ka-mus
MYမြန်မာ
စကားစု
ska-ka-su
NLNederlands
woordenboek
wor-den-boek
PLPolski
słownik
swoh-vnik
PTPortuguês
dicionário
di-sh-o-na-ree-o
RORomână
dictionar
di-k-sh-o-nar
RUРусский
словарь
slo-var'
SWKiswahili
kamusi
ka-mu-si
TEతెలుగు
శబ్దకోశం
shab-d-ko-sham
THไทย
พจนานุกรม
phon-na-nu-kham
TLTL
diksiyonaryo
di-k-sh-o-na-ree-o
UKУкраїнська
словник
slo-vnyk
URاردو
لغت نامہ
lughat-nama
VITiếng Việt
bách khoa toàn thư
bahk-khoa-toan-thu
ZUZU
isivumelwano
ee-si-vu-me-lwa-no