General Concepts
Sacred, Set-Apart
What is HOLY?
The “Book of Three Odes” used during Great Lent, named because the canons within it are made up of three odes each.
What is the LENTEN TRIODION?
A Church stanza - Literally “Repetition”
What is a TROPARION?
This word means "spring"
What is LENT?
This means "Birth-Giver of God"- or in modern English, "Mother of God"
What is THEOTOKOS?
A holy or sacred order
What is HEIRARCHY?
This book details the "sacred work or service of the community"
What is THE DIVINE LITURGY
A hymn or longer poem - Literally "a scroll"
What is a KONTAKION?
This is known as the Feast of Feasts, and is Greek for "Passover"
What is PASCHA?
This word means "to come together"
What is SYMBOL?
This means "Orthodox"
What is "RIGHT WORSHIP" or "RIGHT OPINION"
A compilation of stories about the Saints - Literally “Bringing Together, a Religious Assembly”
What is a SYNAXARION?
A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject
What is an ODE?
This means "the occasion of birth"
What is NATIVITY?
A “Holy Story” real and embellished stories about the Saints
What is HAGIOGRAPHY?
A hymn or chant, typically with a biblical text, forming a regular part of a church service
What is a CANTICLE?
This is the "Birthday of the Church," the descent of the Holy Spirit in tongues of fire
What is PENTECOST?
A depiction of the Theotokos to Christ's right and St. John the Baptist's to Christ's left- literally means "Prayer" or "Supplication"
What is the DEISIS?
This is stillness- a quiet calm of the soul
What is HESYCHASM?
This comes from the French for "falling asleep" and is used to refer to the passing into Heaven of the Theotokos
What is DORMITION?
The Throne of Preparation- Literally means “preparation”
What is a HETOIMASIA?