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epiklesis

epiklesis is the alternative form of epiclesis.

Meaning of epiclesis

Noun

epiclesis (plural epicleses)

  1. A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.
  2. (Greek, Roman) A particular appearance or aspect of a deity.

Forms of epiklesis

pluralepikleses

Questions about epiklesis

What is epiklesis the alternative form of?
Epiklesis is the alternative form of epiclesis.

Words near epiklesis in the dictionary

  1. epikeratophakia
  2. epikeratoplasties
  3. epikeratoplasty
  4. epikeratoprosthesis
  5. epikleses
  6. epiklesis
  7. epikletic
  8. epikoros
  9. epikorsim
  10. Epikouros
  11. epilachnene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epiklesis (page history and authors); epiclesis (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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