antependium
/ˌan-ti-ˈpen-dē-əm How to pronounce antependium (audio)/ (ame, mw)
antependium — noun
1. a decorated church cloth or panel placed on the front-facing side of a pulpit, l
a decorated church cloth or panel placed on the front-facing side of a pulpit, lectern, or altar.
Before Easter, Marta pinned a gold antependium across the stone altar.
pin an antependium across + altar
The priest chose a green antependium for the pulpit before Sunday service.
a green antependium for the pulpit
Volunteers brushed dust off the antependium hanging from the oak lectern.
The museum label said the silk antependium came from a mountain church.
At Christmas, Takeshi replaced the old antependium with a red one.
- altar frontal
the more common church term when the cloth is specifically for an altar
- frontal
a shorter specialist term often seen in church or museum writing
- parament
a broader term for decorative church cloths, not only the front piece
文法句型
a silk/embroidered antependium
hang/replace + an antependium
用法筆記
Mostly used in writing about church decoration, liturgy, or museum objects. It often appears with words for colour, fabric, or embroidery.