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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">iconostases</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>portable iconostases</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>chancel screens</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>iconostasis curtains</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>royal doors</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>screens in Christian religious buildings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>eidonostasis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eikonostasion</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eikonostasis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>iconostasis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ikonostasis</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Screens in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches that separate the sanctuary from the nave, usually pierced by three doors and, since the 14th or 15th century, covered with icons. The function of the iconostasis is modeled on the Temple in Jerusalem, where people other than the priests were separated from the holiest area. ]]></note></mads>