sticheron
Meanings
noun
- A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
Word forms
Etymology
From Greek στιχηρό (stichiró), from Ancient Greek στιχηρός (stikhērós, “written in lines”).
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