Kathisma

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
  2. 2
    A troparion, or hymn, chanted at matins after each such division of the psalter.
  3. 3
    A hinged seat used in monastic churches, having a full back attached to the wall.

Synonyms

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stasidionstasidion

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κάθισμα (káthisma, “a seat”).

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