English Explanatory Dictionary

prokeimenon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

prokeimenon prokeimena prokimenon

Etymology

Ancient Greek προκείμενον (prokeímenon).

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