prothesis
/ˈprɒθɪsɪs/noun
(pl. protheses /-siːz/)
1
- mass noun Christian Church (especially in the Orthodox Church) the action of placing the Eucharistic elements on the credence table【基督教】（尤指东正教的）圣餐的准备。
1.1
- count noun a credence table圣餐台。
1.2
- count noun the part of a church where the credence table stands圣餐台放置处。
2
- another term for PROSTHESIS (in sense 2).同PROSTHESIS（义项2）。
派生词
prothetic
adjective词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Greek，'placing before or in public view'，from pro 'before'+thesis 'placing'.