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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conch | In architecture, a concha is a plain semi-dome of an apse; sometimes the term is used to describe the entire apse. |
| Greek Cross plan | Church plan with a square central mass and four arms of equal length (Byzantine) |
| gallery | a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns) |
| codex | bound on both sides , is an illustrated book that tells a religious legend or explains a religious ritual. |
| triptych altarpiece | a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side and used as an altarpiece; a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together |
| diptych altarpiece | a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book) |
| pendentive | in a domed building, an inwardly curving triangular section of the vaulting that provides a transition from the round base of the dome to the supporting piers - Hagia Sophia. |
| Caesaropapism | refers to the dual role of the head of State and leader of the Church in which the temporal ruler extends his own powers to ecclesiastical and theological matters. |
| iconoclasm | the destruction of images used in religious worship. |
| icons | small portable paintings depicting Christ, the Virgin, or saints (or a combination of all three) |
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