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Hypapante

Hypapante proper noun: synonym of Candlemas.

Proper noun

Hypapante

  1. (historical) Synonym of Candlemas.
    • There is indeed an Homily among St. Chrysostom's works, which if it were genuine, would carry this feast an hundred years higher; for it is upon this festival under this very name of Hypapante.1834, Joseph Bingham, Origines ecclesiasticæ; or, The antiquities of the Christian church
    • But although this may be one, or even the principal, reason why the Hypapante was put in this particular place there were probably other considerations as well.1976, Ernst Kitzinger, The Art of Byzantium and the Medieval West: Selected Studies
    Synonyms:
    Candlemas

Synonyms of Hypapante

Origin of Hypapante

From Ancient Greek Ὑπαπάντη (Hupapántē), from ὑπαπαντάω (hupapantáō).

Questions about Hypapante

What does Hypapante mean?
Hypapante means synonym of Candlemas.
What part of speech is Hypapante?
Hypapante is a proper noun.

Words near Hypapante in the dictionary

  1. hypandrium
  2. hypanthia
  3. hypanthial
  4. hypanthium
  5. hypantrum
  6. Hypapante
  7. hypaphorine
  8. hypapophyseal
  9. hypapophyses
  10. hypapophysial
  11. hypapophysis

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