əˈgripnēə, aˈ- noun
( plural agrypni·ai -ēˌī)
Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek, sleeplessness, time of watching, from agrypnos wakeful, sleepless + -ia
: a vigil before certain feasts (as Easter) in the Eastern Church
əˈgripnēə, aˈ- noun
( plural agrypni·ai -ēˌī)
Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek, sleeplessness, time of watching, from agrypnos wakeful, sleepless + -ia
: a vigil before certain feasts (as Easter) in the Eastern Church
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012