contakion
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contakion — variant of kontakion … Useful english dictionary
kontakion — /kawn tah kee awn/; Eng. /keuhn tay kee on /, n., pl. kontakia / kee ah/; Eng. / kee euh/. Gk. Orth. Ch. a short hymn honoring a saint. Also, contakion. [ < 1865 70; LGk, special use of kontákion scroll, equiv. to kontak (s. of kóntax) pole + ion … Universalium
Acolouthia — • In ecclesiastical terminology signifies the order or arrangement of the divine office and also, in a wide sense, the office itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Acolouthia Acolouthia … Catholic encyclopedia
kon|ta|ki|on — «kuhn TAH kee on; Greek kn TAH kyn», noun. in the Greek Church: 1. a short ode or hymn in praise of a saint or on the theme of a festival day. 2. a service book containing only a given liturgy or liturgies. Also, contakion. ╂[< Greek kontákion … Useful english dictionary
