Tablion (deriving from Latin tabulinum) is an ornamental, often embroidered with gold rhomb-like chevron on a cloak indicating the high status of its owner; the golden tablion on a purple chlamis was worn by the emperor; cloaks worn by courtiers were decorated with purple tablions.

Trichinas is the hair-shirt wearer.

The festival row (tier) – the icons in the festival tier depict the Twelve Great feasts, the scenes from the Passion of Christ and the life of the Mother of God. The festival rows are encountered on the altar barriers of Byzantine temples as early as the 11^th – 12^th centuries. The oldest Russian festival tiers date back to the 14^th century. The festival tier was included as a compound of the high iconostasis that appeared in Russia in the 15^th century. Later on, the icons illustrating the scenes from the Passion of Christ were sometimes placed in a special Passion tier of the big iconostases.

Tsata – (a coin or decoration in old Russian) – a crescent-like pendant attached to an icon.

The Equal to the Apostles – the saints, who like the Apostles, prophesied and asserted Christian faith.

The venerable – a saint monk.

The blessed – tsar, prince or princess consecrated a saint.

Tempera – paints made on the basis of dry powder natural minerals or their synthetic analogs. The paint is made using natural or synthetic emulsions. Natural emulsions may include egg yolk mixed with water or petroleum (mostly in fresco-painting), while synthetic emulsions are usually manufactured of fast-drying oil in adhesive water solution or polymers).