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prokeimenon

prokeimenon noun: 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.

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.

Forms of prokeimenon

pluralprokeimena
alternative formprokimenon

Origin of prokeimenon

Ancient Greek προκείμενον (prokeímenon).

Questions about prokeimenon

What does prokeimenon mean?
Prokeimenon means 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.
What part of speech is prokeimenon?
Prokeimenon is a noun.
What is the plural of prokeimenon?
The plural of prokeimenon is prokeimena.

Words near prokeimenon in the dictionary

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

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