antependium

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noun
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  • (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.

Etymology

Derived from Latin ante (before, in front of, in front, forward, preposition and prefix, beforehand, in advance).

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ante

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before, in front of, in front, forward, preposition and prefix, beforehand, in advance

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