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O Antiphons

O Antiphons is the plural of O Antiphon.

Meaning of O Antiphon

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

Questions about O Antiphons

What is O Antiphons the plural of?
O Antiphons is the plural of O Antiphon.

Words near O Antiphons in the dictionary

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