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lesser doxology. — See Gloria Patri … Useful english dictionary
doxology — [däks äl′ə jē] n. pl. doxologies [ML(Ec) doxologia < Gr(Ec), a praising < doxologos, giving praise < doxa, praise, opinion < dokein, to seem (see DECENT) + logia, LOGY] a hymn of praise to God; specif., a) the greater doxology, which… … English World dictionary
Doxology — A doxology (from the Greek δόξα [doxa] glory + λογία [ logia], saying )[1] is a short hymn of praises to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar… … Wikipedia
Doxology — Christian formula of divine praise. The are many examples in both the Old and New Testaments. The most familiar ones for musical contexts include the greater doxology, which is the Gloria of the Roman Catholic mass, and the lesser doxology… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
doxology — doxological /dok seuh log i keuhl/, adj. doxologically, adv. /dok sol euh jee/, n., pl. doxologies. 1. a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God. 2. the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning Praise God from whom all… … Universalium
doxology — Literally, a short verse praising God; doxologies may be traced to the New Testament and became part of the Roman Catholic liturgy, from whence they passed to Protestantism. By the fourth century, two doxologies had achieved special status in… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Doxology — Any form or verse in which glory is ascribed to God or the Blessed Trinity, for example, the Gloria in Excelsis, which is called the greater Doxology, and the Gloria Patri, the lesser Doxology. The concluding words of the Lord s Prayer… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
doxology — /dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/ (say dok soluhjee) noun (plural doxologies) a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God, as the Gloria in Excelsis (great doxology or greater doxology), the Gloria Patri (lesser doxology), or the metrical… …
Doxology — An ascription of glory to the Holy Trinity. In the Liturgy of St. Basil the celebrant recites the Gloria in Excelsis, the Angelic Hymn, or what the western church calls the Greater Doxology [ Glory be to God on high...]. Almost all our prayers… … Dictionary of church terms
Great Doxology — The Great Doxology is an ancient hymn of praise to the Trinity which is chanted or read daily in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches. The hymn is based on . The hymn is one of the most famous liturgical exclamations of praise… … Wikipedia
