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suppedaneum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2002: At the center of the O, a nimbed Christ is fixed to a cross with a large serpent coiled at its base, his feet on a suppedaneum. — Celia Chazell, Reading Medieval Images, ed. Thelma Thomas & Elizabeth Sears (University of Michigan 2005, p. 27)

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2

noun

Meaning 2

the platform in front of the altar on which celebrating priest stands

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).