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Diptychs

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Diptychs (Gk., diptychon, ‘two-leaved folder’). The lists of names, contained originally on two-winged tablets of ivory or bone or metal, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayer is made in the liturgy of both E. and W. churches. In art, the term also applies to an altar-piece with two folding side-wings.

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diptychs

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diptychs. The lists of names of living and departed Christians for whom prayer is made in the Greek and Latin Eucharistic Liturgies. In early times the diptychs were recited publicly, and the inclusion or exclusion of a name was held to be a sign of communion or excommunication.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "diptychs." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "diptychs." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-diptychs.html

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