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Meaning of "sticheron" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STICHERON

ˈstɪkərɒn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STICHERON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sticheron is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STICHERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sticheron

A sticheron is a particular hymn genre, which has to be sung during the morning and evening service of the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. Stichera are usually sung in alternation with or immediately after psalm or other scriptural verses. These verses are known as stichoi, but sticheraric poetry usually follows the hexameter and is collected in an own book called sticherarion. A sticherarion is a book containing the stichera for the morning and evening services throughout the year, but chant compositions in the sticheraric melos can also found in other liturgical books like the Octoechos or the Anastasimatarion, or in the Anthology for the Divine Liturgy.

Definition of sticheron in the English dictionary

The definition of sticheron in the dictionary is a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STICHERON

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STICHERON

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STICHERON

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Synonyms and antonyms of sticheron in the English dictionary of synonyms

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sticheron
1,325 millions of speakers
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sticheron
570 millions of speakers
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sticheron
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sticheron
380 millions of speakers
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sticheron
280 millions of speakers
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стихира
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sticheron
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sticheron
260 millions of speakers
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stichère
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Stikheron
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sticheron
180 millions of speakers
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sticheron
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sticheron
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Stikheron
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sticheron
80 millions of speakers
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sticheron
75 millions of speakers
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स्टिचरॉन
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sticheron
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sticheron
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sticheron
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стихира
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stihira
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στιχηρό
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sticheron
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sticheron
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sticheron
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICHERON»

Discover the use of sticheron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sticheron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Festival Icons for the Christian Year
From the second sticheron at the end of Mattins tor the Forefeast. 4. Ibid., p. 205. From Canticle Four at Compline ot the Forefeast. 5. Ibid., p. 201 . Aposticha in the Greek use at Vespers for the Forefeast. 6. Ibid., p. 270. From the Second Canon ...
John Baggley, 2000
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Palaeobyzantine Notations 3:
... passim Sticherarion style: 71 sticheron: 69, 70, 75, 76, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218, 227, 228, 229, 230,231,232 sticheron anatolikon ana sta simón: 227, 231 sticheron anastasimon: 123, 21 1, 231 sticheron alphabetikon anastasimon: 227,  ...
Gerda Wolfram, 2004
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The Study of Medieval Chant: Paths and Bridges, East and ...
In the third invocation, the melodic motive supporting the word 'athanatos* in the November sticheron is identical to the cadential formula supporting 'eleeson hemas' in the Lenten sticheron (Example 12.2), even though the November ...
Peter Jeffery, 2001
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A History of the Holy Eastern Church: General introduction
General introduction John M. Neale. immediately after that the ainoi ', and the stichera. Glory. The heothinon*. Both now. Excellently blessed b, if it be Sunday; on week-days Glory. Both now. Sticheron of the day. The Doxology c, great or little.
John M. Neale, 1850
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Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration: Orthodox Christian ...
Sticheron, Small Vespers, Dormition, 504. 74. Litya, Great Vespers, Dormition, 509. 75. First Canon, Fourth Canticle, Matins, Dormition, 517. 76. Sticheron, Matins, Dormition, 525. 77. Aposticha, Great Compline, Annunciation, 445. 78.
John Chryssavgis, Bruce V. Foltz, 2013
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The Friend of the Bridegroom: On the Orthodox Veneration of ...
The wings indicate, first of all, his angel-like life, owing to which the church hymn calls him an "angel": "O prophet, what should we call you: angel, apostle, or martyr? Angel, for you lived incorporeal . . ." (sticheron of 29 January, of Patriarch  ...
Sergeĭ Nikolaevich Bulgakov, 2003
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Worship Music: A Concise Dictionary
See *strophe and *verse. RKW Staurosimon [Greek]. "Cross hymn." A rarely used term in the Byzantine *office for a *sticheron sung in honor of the holy cross. DMP Staurotheotokion [Greek; Slavonic krestobogoroditchen]. "Hymn to the Cross ...
Edward Foley, Mark Paul Bangert, 2000
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Experiencing Byzantium: Papers from the 44th Spring ...
[Semi-florid settings with a cathedral a cathedral refrain sung in refrain sung in the mode of the the mode of the first sticheron] first sticheron Semi-florid settings with Opening 2 Verses 0f the Lamplighting Psalms (140, 141, 129 8 116) ...
Dr Mark Jackson, Dr Claire Nesbitt, 2013
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Trinitarian Theology for the Church: Scripture, Community, ...
(Byzantine hymn, “Ninth Hour of the Eve of Nativity: Glory Sticheron”)3 A strange wonder it is to see the Maker of heaven and earth stand naked in the river, and as a servant receive baptism from a servant, for our salvation. (“Eve of Theophany: ...
Daniel J. Treier, David Lauber, 2009
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New Historical Anthology of Music by Women
The majority of Kassia's music falls under the category of the Sticheron, a lengthy verse chanted in various parts of the morning and evening office throughout the liturgical year. She also composed Kanons for the Dead, a Tetraodion, and a ...
James R. Briscoe, 2004

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICHERON»

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“Panagia – Orthodox Hymns to the Mother of God” – Archangel …
Praises for the Nativity of the Theotokos, Sticheron 1-Model melody “Oh, most glorious ... Stichera for the Entrance of the Theotokos-Model melody “Joy of the ... «Audiophile Audition, Nov 13»
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For Orthodox Easter, Music That Faces East
Hear A Sticheron (Hymn) from the Vespers of St. Catherine. Artist: Cappella Romana; From: Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium. Add to Playlist; Embed. Embed «NPR, Apr 12»
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CULTURA SERBA, IL GRAN GALA' E IL CONCERTO AL MUSEO …
2; D.Despić: Omaggio a Stevan Mokranjac; S.K.Tickmayer: The Book of New Troparia; I Vigilia; II Sticheron – Windows on Ethernity; III Vesperae; IV Kontakion; ... «Roma Capitale News, Jan 12»
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