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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Canopy
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Ciborium Altar-Canopy
• Canopy, Altar
• Altar Canopy
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Canopy
Webster Dictionary
• Canopying
• Canopy
• Canopies
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Canopy
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Altar Canopy
• Canopy
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Canopy, Bridal
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• חֻפָּה
• סֻכָּה
• שַׁפְרורּ , שַׁפְרִיר

(1):

(n.) A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor.

(2):

(n.) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc.

(3):

(v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a canopy.

(4):

(n.) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.