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cathisma

cathisma is the alternative spelling of kathisma.

Meaning of kathisma

Noun

kathisma (plural kathismas or kathismata)

  1. A division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
  2. A troparion, or hymn, chanted at matins after each such division of the psalter.
  3. A hinged seat used in monastic churches, having a full back attached to the wall.
    Synonyms:
    stasidion

Forms of cathisma

pluralcathismata
pluralcathismas

Questions about cathisma

What is cathisma the alternative spelling of?
Cathisma is the alternative spelling of kathisma.

Words near cathisma in the dictionary

  1. cathiodermie
  2. cathion
  3. cathionic
  4. cathions
  5. Cathiron
  6. cathisma
  7. cathismas
  8. cathismata
  9. Cathkin
  10. Cathlamet
  11. Cathleen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cathisma (page history and authors); kathisma (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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