icon

From Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

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Last week the Archdiocese sent emmissaries to investigate the icon and decided that the tears were not a hoax, Father Koufos said.

1986 December 22, “‘Weeping Virgin’ Icon Draws Throngs To Chicago”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(religion, especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.


Lent

Shortened form of Lenten, from Old English lencten, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn (“spring”), as in a season into which days lengthen as it progresses. Related to German Lenz and Dutch lente (“springtime”).

الصَّوْم الْأَرْبَعِينِيّ

Christian period of penitence before Easter

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

(Eastern Christianity) The 40 days preceding Lazarus Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.


hesychastic

(Eastern Christianity) Of or relating to hesychasm.


episkop

episkop (nominative singular)
episkopi (nominative plural)
episkopy (derogatory nominative plural)
episkopa (genitive singular)
episkopów (genitive plural)
episkopowi (dative singular)
episkopom (dative plural)
episkopa (accusative singular)
episkopów (accusative plural)
episkopem (instrumental singular)
episkopami (instrumental plural)
episkopie (locative singular)
episkopach (locative plural)
episkopie (singular vocative)
episkopi (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin episcopus. Doublet of biskup.


apostolisch

apostolisch (adverbial positive predicative)
apostolische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
apostolisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
apostolische (indefinite plural positive)
apostolische (definite positive)
apostolisch (partitive positive)

From Middle Dutch apostolisch, from Latin apostolicus. Equivalent to apostel (“apostle”) + -isch (“-ic”).

(chiefly Eastern Christianity) apostolic, patriarchal; pertaining to the patriarchs of the church


Hyjlindëses

Calque of Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos), from hyj (“God”) + lindëses (“parturition”).

calque

(chiefly Eastern Christianity) The Virgin Mary.


palitza

The palitza, or diamond-shaped epigonation, signifies the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and is a senior award of the priesthood. At times in Greece this vestment has been employed to indicate the educated clergy who are ...

2010, Michael Prokurat, Michael D. Peterson, Alexander Golitzin, The A to Z of the Orthodox Church, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 337:

If the priest has been awarded the palitza, he blesses it with the words Blessed be our God..., kisses the cross, and puts it on after the nabedrennik, on the right thigh. When vesting in the nabedrennik and the palitza, […]

2011, Gregory W. Woolfenden, A Practical Handbook for Divine Services, Holy Trinity Publications, →ISBN, section 3:

(uncommon, Eastern Christianity) The epigonation.