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| − | This page should serve as a reference for '''abbreviations''' relevant to the [[Orthodox Church]]. If there is an abbreviation you do not understand, leave a note on the [[Talk:Abbreviations|talk page]] and someone will provide the answer.
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| − | ==Titles==
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| − | Many clerical and lay titles are often abbreviated.
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| − | *Abp. - [[Archbishop]]
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| − | *Bp. - [[Bishop]]
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| − | *Dn. - [[Deacon]] (also Dcn.)
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| − | *Fr. - [[Priest|Father]]
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| − | *Hmk. - [[Hieromonk]]
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| − | *Kh. - [[Khouria]] (Arabic for ''presbytera'')
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| − | *Mat. - [[Matushka]] (Slavic for ''presbytera'')
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| − | *Metr. - [[Metropolitan]]
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| − | *Patr. - [[Patriarch]]
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| − | *Pr. - [[Priest|Preot]] (Romanian for ''priest'')
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| − | *Pres. - [[Presbytera]]
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| − | *Rdr. - [[Reader]]
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| − | *Sdn. - [[Subdeacon]]
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| − | *Sf. - [[Saint|Sfânt]] (Romanian for ''saint'')
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| − | *St. - [[Saint]] (plural: Sts. or Ss.)
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| − | ==Iconography==
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| − | In [[icon]]s, many names and titles are abbreviated. This is often acknowledged with an elision marker (like a [http://www.ualberta.ca/~sreimer/ms-course/course/abbrevtn.htm tilde]) placed above the letters. Most often, the first and last letters of the word or name are retained.
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| − | ===Christ===
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| − | *IC or ΙΣ - ''[[Jesus]]'' from the Greek ''Ιησους''
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| − | *XC or ΧΣ - ''[[Christ]]'' from the Greek ''Χριστος''
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| − | ===The Theotokos===
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| − | *MP or ΜΡ - ''Mother'' from the Greek ''Μητηρ'', part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
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| − | *ΘΥ - ''of God'' from the Greek ''Θεου'', part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
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| − | ===The Saints===
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| − | *ΑΓ - ''Holy'' or ''Saint'' from the Greek ''Αγιος''
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Saint commemorations]]
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| − | *[[Iconography]]
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| − | [[Category:Church Life]]
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