Orant A representation of the Mother of God or a Saint with arms extended and hands raised to shoulder level or higher in a gesture of prayer
Pantocrator Christ represented as Ruler of Everything
Proskynesis Gesture of prostration and reverence
Quinisext A 7th century council complementary to the use of icon
Theotokos Mary, Mother of God
Theosophy A belief in intuitive knowledge of the Divine which is superior to that of historical religions or of philosophy or empirical science
Zoographe An iconographer, a painter
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