#lectern
- Analogy variant — An archaic, regional, or popular variant for the word 'analogie' (analogy), expressing a similarity or proportion between two elements. Also, in an Orthodox ecclesiastical context (via Neo-Greek or Slavic influence), the term is sometimes used popularly or incorrectly to designate the 'analog' (analoghion), which is that tall, narrow lectern with an inclined top located in a church, used for placing liturgical books, the Gospel, or icons to be read or venerated by the faithful.
- Analoghion — A tall, narrow lectern, usually made of carved wood, with a slanted top, used in Orthodox churches to support liturgical books (the Gospel, the Epistle, the Psalter) or feast icons during religious services. It is placed in the nave, in front of the altar, or at the cantor's stand, serving as an essential structural support for priests and cantors during liturgical rituals.
- Church lectern — An archaic or regional phonetic variant for 'analoghion' or 'analog'; a tall wooden lectern with a slanted top used in Eastern Christian churches to support liturgical books, the Gospel, or icons displayed for veneration. In old documents and popular church speech, the term defines this structural piece of ecclesiastical furniture around which the lectern reading rituals take place.