APOLYTIKION


Meaning of APOLYTIKION in English

ˌäˌpȯlēˈtēˌkyȯn noun

( plural apolyti·kia -yä)

Etymology: Middle Greek, alteration of apolytikon, from neuter of apolytikos absolving, dismissing, from Greek apolytos freed, dismissed (from apolyein to dismiss) + -ikos -ic

: the concluding hymn sung in the Eastern Church at the end of offices (as matins and vespers) and varying from day to day according to the calendar

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