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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==
Many clerical and lay titles are often abbreviated.
*Abp. - [[Archbishop]]
*Bp. - [[Bishop]]
*Dcn. - [[Deacon]]
*Dn. - [[Deacon]]
*Fr. - [[Priest|Father]]
*Pr. - [[Priest|Preot]] (Romanian for ''priest'')
*Pres. - [[Presbytera]]
*Sf. - [[Saint|Sfânt]] (Romanian for ''saint'')
*St. - [[Saint]]
==Iconography==
In [[icon]]s, many names and titles are abbreviated. This is often acknowledged with a character like a [http://www.ualberta.ca/~sreimer/ms-course/course/abbrevtn.htm tilde] placed above the remaining letters. Most often, the first and last letters of the word or name are retained.
===Christ===
*IC or ΙΣ - [[Jesus]] from the Greek Ιησους
*XC or ΧΣ - [[Christ]] from the Greek Χριστος
===The Theotokos===
*MP or ΜΡ - ''Mother'' from the Greek Μητηρ, part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
*ΘΥ - ''of God'' from the Greek Θεου, part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
==See also==
*[[Saint commemorations]]
*[[Iconography]]
[[Category:Church Life]]
[[Category:OrthodoxWiki]]
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==Titles==
Many clerical and lay titles are often abbreviated.
*Abp. - [[Archbishop]]
*Bp. - [[Bishop]]
*Dcn. - [[Deacon]]
*Dn. - [[Deacon]]
*Fr. - [[Priest|Father]]
*Pr. - [[Priest|Preot]] (Romanian for ''priest'')
*Pres. - [[Presbytera]]
*Sf. - [[Saint|Sfânt]] (Romanian for ''saint'')
*St. - [[Saint]]
==Iconography==
In [[icon]]s, many names and titles are abbreviated. This is often acknowledged with a character like a [http://www.ualberta.ca/~sreimer/ms-course/course/abbrevtn.htm tilde] placed above the remaining letters. Most often, the first and last letters of the word or name are retained.
===Christ===
*IC or ΙΣ - [[Jesus]] from the Greek Ιησους
*XC or ΧΣ - [[Christ]] from the Greek Χριστος
===The Theotokos===
*MP or ΜΡ - ''Mother'' from the Greek Μητηρ, part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
*ΘΥ - ''of God'' from the Greek Θεου, part of the phrase ''Mother of God''
==See also==
*[[Saint commemorations]]
*[[Iconography]]
[[Category:Church Life]]
[[Category:OrthodoxWiki]]