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kaffir (Ar., Infidels): the term was first
used the Meccans who refuted the Prophet; later used for unbelievers
in general.
kanikleios (from gr., kanikleion, "inkstand"):
keeper of the imperial inkstand, a position often held by an
influential official.
Katapesma, katapesmata (Gr., from katapetasma,
curtain, veil): Decorative textile used to drape over an icon,
obscuring it from view; these fabrics are generally, although
not exclusively known as katapesmata, parapetasma and encheirion (see cat 77, 78). The most notable textual reference to the
katapesmata is Psellos’ account of the weekly Friday ritual
at the Blachernae Church, during which the veil covering the
icon of the Virgin miraculously lifted by itself. The veil separating
the bema from the nave is also called katapesamta
kathisma (Gr., kathisma from kathēsthmai, "to
be seated"): each of the twenty section into which the
Psalter is divided in the Orthodox Church; a short troparion
or stanza sung or read at the end of each kathisma of the Psalter.
katholikon, katholika (Gr., "universal"):
the main church of a monastic complex.
Katholikos, Katholikoi (Gr., adjective, "universal"):
Title employed for the chief hierarch of the Georgian Orthodox
Church and for the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
whose title Katholikos of Ejmiacin and patriarch of all Armenians,
and the Katholikos-Patriarch of the Ethiopian Church.
katzion, katzia: a hand-held censor with bells
along its handle, and a base that allows it to be set down.
The term katzion is found in Michael Attaleiates’ eleventh
century Diataxis.
kekryphalos (Gr., "hairnet," "woman’s
headdress"): wimple worn by the Virgin and other female
saints under the maphorion.
kerykeion: a messenger’s staff carried
by angelic visitors, and seen in icons of the Annunciation.
khan (Turkic, "supreme leader"):
Turkish title, also used by the rules of Bulgaria, the Avars
and Khazars.
khurus (Arabic, derived from the Gr., choros):
an area in the eastern part of a Coptic church, where the clergy
to gather to pray and sing. It is found in the area immediately
before the haykal, and separated from congregation in the naos
by a wall reaching to the ceiling.
knez (Serbian or Croatian; knjaz in Bulgarian
and Russian, "Prince"): the term could also be utilized
for leaders, such as Montenegrin and Hercegovinian military
leaders.
knop: ball-like protuberance on the stem of
a chalice or candlestick.
Koimēsis, see Dormition.
Koine (Gr., "shared or common"):
the Greek of the Hellenistic World; it was the language of the
cities founded by Alexander the Great and his successors. Koine
was utilized for the translation of the Old Testament and New
Testament.
ktetor (m), ktetorissa (f) (Gr., "founder,"
"foundress"): founder of an ecclesiastical institution,
or their heir.
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