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*MP or ΜΡ - ''Mother'' from the Greek Μητηρ, part of the phrase ''Mother of God'' | *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'' | *ΘΥ - ''of God'' from the Greek Θεου, part of the phrase ''Mother of God'' | ||
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+ | ==The Saints== | ||
+ | *AΓ - 'Agios', which means "Holy" or "Saint" | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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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. - Matushka (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 an elision marker (like a tilde placed above the 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
The Saints
- AΓ - 'Agios', which means "Holy" or "Saint"