1. decorative hangings or coverings placed in front of an altar, pulpit, or lectern in a church
Usage: ecclesiastical; plural form

Examples

• The church displayed beautiful silk antependiums during the Easter service.
• Medieval antependiums often featured intricate embroidery and religious symbols.
• The altar committee selected purple antependiums for the Lent season.
• Historic antependiums from the 15th century are preserved in the cathedral museum.
• The priest carefully arranged the antependiums before the morning mass.
• Gold-threaded antependiums adorned the chapel during the wedding ceremony.