English Explanatory Dictionary

akathist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions.

Word forms

akathist akathists acathist Acathistos Akathistos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος (akáthistos, “unseated, standing”). Attested in the 1850s (as Akathist and Akathistos), after slightly earlier (1830s) German usage.

Related words

akathisic
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