Katabasia — or Katavasia (Greek καταβασία, from καταβαίον, go down ) is a type of hymn chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. The katabasia is an irmos that is sung at the end of an ode of… … Wikipedia
Acolouthia — Acolouthia, (from the Greek: akoloutheo , to follow ; Slavonic: posledovanie ) in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, signifies the arrangement of the Divine Services (Canonical Hours or Divine Office), perhaps because the parts… … Wikipedia
Irmologion — (Greek: polytonic|εἱρμολόγιον (heirmologion)) is a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, and it contains texts for liturgical singing in Church. [… … Wikipedia
КАТАВАСИЯ — и; ж. [от греч. katabasis нисхождение] 1. Церк. Песнопение, исполняемое обоими клиросами, выходящими на середину церкви. 2. Разг. Суматоха, суета, беспорядок. Из за пустяков вышла такая к. * * * КАТАВАСИЯ КАТАВАСИЯ (греч. katabasia схождение, от… … Энциклопедический словарь
troparion — ▪ vocal music short hymn or stanza sung in Greek Orthodox religious services. The word probably derives from a diminutive of the Greek tropos (“something repeated,” “manner,” “fashion”), with a possible analogy to the Italian ritornello… … Universalium
Acolouthia — • In ecclesiastical terminology signifies the order or arrangement of the divine office and also, in a wide sense, the office itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Acolouthia Acolouthia … Catholic encyclopedia