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O Antiphon

O Antiphon noun: one of the antiphons sung or read at vespers at the end of Advent, in the days immediately before Christmas, each beginning “O …” in Latin and English, addressing Christ and beseeching him to come; the basis for the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”.

o antiphon: one of the antiphons sung or read at vespers at the end of Advent, in the days immediately before...
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Noun

O Antiphon (plural O Antiphons)

  1. One of the antiphons sung or read at vespers at the end of Advent, in the days immediately before Christmas, each beginning “O …” in Latin and English, addressing Christ and beseeching him to come; the basis for the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”.
    Synonyms:
    Greater Antiphon

Synonyms of O Antiphon

  • Greater Antiphon

Forms of O Antiphon

pluralO Antiphons

Questions about O Antiphon

What does O Antiphon mean?
O Antiphon means one of the antiphons sung or read at vespers at the end of Advent, in the days immediately before Christmas, each beginning “O …” in Latin and English, addressing Christ and beseeching him to come; the basis for the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”.
What part of speech is O Antiphon?
O Antiphon is a noun.
What is the plural of O Antiphon?
The plural of O Antiphon is O Antiphons.

Words near O Antiphon in the dictionary

  1. nɬeʔkepmxcín
  2. nʕaylintn
  3. n̓səl̓xcin̓
  4. o
  5. o algo
  6. O Antiphon
  7. O Antiphons
  8. O Canada
  9. o caudata
  10. O Chem
  11. O clip

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