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irmologion

irmologion noun: a liturgical book containing irmoi for the various canons chanted during the morning service.

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 irmologion

pluralirmologia
alternative formheirmologion
alternative formhirmologion

Origin of irmologion

From Ancient Greek εἱρμολόγιον (heirmológion).

Questions about irmologion

What does irmologion mean?
Irmologion means a liturgical book containing irmoi for the various canons chanted during the morning service.
What part of speech is irmologion?
Irmologion is a noun.
What is the plural of irmologion?
The plural of irmologion is irmologia.

Words near irmologion in the dictionary

  1. Irminones
  2. Irminonic
  3. Irmo
  4. irmoi
  5. irmologia
  6. irmologion
  7. irmos
  8. IRNA
  9. Irnham
  10. IRO
  11. irogane

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