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heirmologion

heirmologion is the alternative form of irmologion.

Meaning of irmologion

Noun

irmologion (plural irmologia)

  1. A liturgical book containing irmoi for the various canons chanted during the morning service.
    • Although an Irmologion, as its name suggests, is essentially a collection of irmosy or the nine hymns sung during Matins, the earlier Belorussian Irmologia contain in addition all manner of chants from the Holy Liturgy, Vespers and Matins, Festival and Holy Week services, […]1993, B. Gasparov, Slavic Cultures in the Middle Ages, volume 1, page 331

Forms of heirmologion

pluralheirmologia

Questions about heirmologion

What is heirmologion the alternative form of?
Heirmologion is the alternative form of irmologion.

Words near heirmologion in the dictionary

  1. heirloom
  2. heirlooms
  3. heirmoi
  4. heirmologia
  5. heirmologic
  6. heirmologion
  7. heirmos
  8. heiroglyph
  9. heiroglyphs
  10. heirophant
  11. heirophants

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