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kathisma

kathisma noun: a division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.

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

Synonyms of kathisma

Forms of kathisma

pluralkathismas
pluralkathismata
alternative formcathisma

Origin of kathisma

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κάθισμα (káthisma, “a seat”).

Questions about kathisma

What does kathisma mean?
Kathisma means a division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
What part of speech is kathisma?
Kathisma is a noun.
What is the plural of kathisma?
The plural of kathisma is kathismas.

Words near kathisma in the dictionary

  1. Kathiawar peninsula
  2. Kathiawari
  3. Kathiawaris
  4. Kathie
  5. Kathina
  6. kathisma
  7. kathismas
  8. kathismata
  9. kathisophobia
  10. kathlaniid
  11. kathlaniids

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