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prokeimena

prokeimena is the plural of prokeimenon.

Meaning of prokeimenon

Noun

prokeimenon (plural prokeimena)

  1. In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.

Questions about prokeimena

What is prokeimena the plural of?
Prokeimena is the plural of prokeimenon.

Words near prokeimena in the dictionary

  1. prokaryotes
  2. prokaryotic
  3. prokaryotically
  4. proke
  5. proked
  6. prokeimena
  7. prokeimenon
  8. proker
  9. prokers
  10. prokes
  11. prokimena

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