"O Antiphon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: O Antiphons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=O Antiphon}} O Antiphon (plural O Antiphons)
  1. (Western Christianity) One of the antiphons sung or read at vespers at the end of Advent, in the days immediately before Christmas, each beginning “O …” in Latin and English, addressing Christ and beseeching him to come; the basis for the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”. Wikipedia link: O Antiphons Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: Greater Antiphon
    Sense id: en-O_Antiphon-en-noun-FhwB8g0U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity, Western-Christianity

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