Definitions from Wiktionary (prothesis)

▸ noun:  (phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
▸ noun:  (Christianity) The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
▸ noun:  (by extension) Credence table.
▸ Also see prothesis



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