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Anastenarissa

Anastenarissa noun: a woman who takes part in the Anastenaria.

Noun

Anastenarissa (plural Anastenarissas)

  1. A woman who takes part in the Anastenaria.
    • Therefore, an old Anastenarissa may greet a young Anastenaride, not necessarily because he is a new member, but because he has inherited the position from his deceased grandmother who was an Anastenarissa.2014, Evy Johanne Håland, Rituals of Death and Dying in Modern and Ancient Greece, →ISBN
    • These kerchiefs symbolized the bond uniting husband and wife, as in the context of the Anastenaria they symbolize the bond between Saint Constantine and the possessed Anastenarissa.2016, Peter Loizos, Evthmios Papataxiarchis, Contested Identities: Gender and Kinship in Modern Greece, →ISBN, page 109

Forms of Anastenarissa

pluralAnastenarissas

Questions about Anastenarissa

What does Anastenarissa mean?
Anastenarissa means a woman who takes part in the Anastenaria.
What part of speech is Anastenarissa?
Anastenarissa is a noun.
What is the plural of Anastenarissa?
The plural of Anastenarissa is Anastenarissas.

Words near Anastenarissa in the dictionary

  1. anastatically
  2. anastellin
  3. Anastenaria
  4. Anastenaride
  5. Anastenarides
  6. Anastenarissa
  7. Anastenarissas
  8. anasteroside
  9. anastigmat
  10. anastigmatic
  11. anastigmats

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