tricerion – English noun declension

English noun forms of tricerion

Noun: tricerion
Singulartricerion
Pluraltriceria

Sample Sentences

  • Answers from page 22 […] TRICERION (c) A three-branched candlestick used in the Greek Orthodox Church, from the Greek keros wax: “The little acolyte appeared again from the side chapel, grinning lasciviously at the congregation, and carrying two large tricerions, dripping wax.” [1990 December 29, “Word-watching”, in The Times, overseas edition, number 63,901, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 10:]
  • Further more, the same religious dogmas show that three bishops or three hierarchs and two deacons carrying tricerions with torches are present at the Saint’s consecration. [2012, Maria-Venera Rădulescu, “A possible portrait of Ungro-Wallachia’s first metropolitan. Iachint of Vicina (1359–372)”, in Caiete ARA, number 3, The Scene: "Saint Nicholas is consecrated Bishop" in the fresco of the Princely Church of Curtea de Argeș, page 99:]
  • Tricerions are also the only type of candles that are able to pull off up-tempo musical numbers in Disney films: […] [2018 August 9, Chloe Booker, “Melbourne Express, Thursday, August 9, 2018”, in The Age, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025, Yesterday's word:]

Nouns inflected like tricerion

mitochondrion, hapax legomenon, scholion, tricerion, criterion,

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρικήριον (trikḗrion) from τρι- (tri-) + κηρός (kērós) + -ιον (-ion).