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| Cantor | a person who accompanies the priest in chanting hymns pertaining to the liturgical service |
| Funeral Service | the proper name given to the Orthodox church service conducted for the dead |
| Icon | Holy pictures, usualy of Christ, the Mother of God, and the Saints found covering walls, and special shrines aroudn the church |
| Iconostasis | a solid screen covered with icons, at the front of the church, dividing he sanctuary from the body of the building |
| Solea | the open area befoe the altar in the Orthodox chruch |
| Taper | a wax candle lit in the narthex of the orthodox church, signifying prayers and petitions being offered up to God |
| Trisagion | three short services or blessings, conducted at the fuenral home the evening before the funeral service, on the day of the funeral service before leaving the funeral home for the church, and following the funeral service |
| Narthex | the entry way to the church proper |
