ALL meanings of antependium
an·te·pen·di·um
A a - noun antependium a covering hung over the front of an altar 3
- noun antependium a screen or veil hanging from the front of an altar, pulpit, etc. 3
- noun plural antependium the decoration of the front of an altar, as a covering of silk or a painted panel. 1
- noun antependium (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. 1