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antependium

an·te·pen·di·um ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nt-pnd-m)
n. pl. an·te·pen·di·a (-d-)
A decorative hanging for the front of an altar, lectern, or pulpit.


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[Medieval Latin : Latin ante-, ante- + pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European Roots.]


\An`te*pen"di*um\, n. [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to hang.] (Eccl.) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. --Smollett.