Definitions for deesis

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deesis de·e·sis

Spelling: [dee-ee-sis]

IPA: /diˈi sɪs/

Deesis is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 59 anagrams from letters in deesis (deeiss).

Definitions for deesis

noun

1. a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.

Origin of deesis

Greek déēsis entreaty, equivalent to deē-, variant stem of déesthai to beg + -sis -sis