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*Dn. - [[Deacon]] | *Dn. - [[Deacon]] | ||
*Fr. - [[Priest|Father]] | *Fr. - [[Priest|Father]] | ||
+ | *Kh. - [[Khouria]] (Arabic for ''presbytera'') | ||
+ | *Mat. - [[Matuskha]] (Slavic for ''presbytera'') | ||
*Metr. - [[Metropolitan]] | *Metr. - [[Metropolitan]] | ||
+ | *Patr. - [[Patriarch]] | ||
*Pr. - [[Priest|Preot]] (Romanian for ''priest'') | *Pr. - [[Priest|Preot]] (Romanian for ''priest'') | ||
*Pres. - [[Presbytera]] | *Pres. - [[Presbytera]] | ||
*Rdr. - [[Reader]] | *Rdr. - [[Reader]] | ||
+ | *Sdn. - [[Subdeacon]] | ||
*Sf. - [[Saint|Sfânt]] (Romanian for ''saint'') | *Sf. - [[Saint|Sfânt]] (Romanian for ''saint'') | ||
*St. - [[Saint]] | *St. - [[Saint]] |
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Titles
Many clerical and lay titles are often abbreviated.
- Abp. - Archbishop
- Bp. - Bishop
- Dcn. - Deacon
- Dn. - Deacon
- Fr. - Father
- Kh. - Khouria (Arabic for presbytera)
- Mat. - Matuskha (Slavic for presbytera)
- Metr. - Metropolitan
- Patr. - Patriarch
- Pr. - Preot (Romanian for priest)
- Pres. - Presbytera
- Rdr. - Reader
- Sdn. - Subdeacon
- Sf. - Sfânt (Romanian for saint)
- St. - Saint
Iconography
In icons, many names and titles are abbreviated. This is often acknowledged with a character like a tilde placed above the remaining letters. Most often, the first and last letters of the word or name are retained.
Christ
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