### devotional object, minor art
devotional object An object which was used during church or private services. A collective name referring to prompts used for the mass, or service (clenodiums: for example, ciborium, chalice, smoker, pictures of promises, altars). KT minor art Generally it refers to works of applied arts (smithery, metal industry, textile industry...etc.), separating them from architecture, plastic art or the decorations of churches - sculptures and paintings. KT