Panagia

American  

[pah-nah-yee-ah] / ˌpɑ nɑˈyi ɑ /

noun

Eastern Church.

plural

Panagias

1. a ceremony in a monastery, commemorating the assumption of the Virgin Mary, in which a loaf of bread on a plate is elevated before being distributed to the monks.

2. (lowercase) an encolpion bearing the image of the Virgin Mary.

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Etymology

Origin of Panagia

1680–90; < Late Greek Panágia the Virgin, feminine of Greek panágios all-holy, equivalent to pan- pan- + hágios holy

Example Sentences

The island is most well known among the Christian community, which sees thousands make an annual August pilgrimage to the Holy Church of Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos.

From BBC

Early Friday morning, the tracking data showed the Beijing Spirit docking in Santa Panagia, an oil terminal on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.

From New York Times

"It is surprising that the permit was given to the band, as the Monastery of Panagia Soumela opens only for pilgrims," the Greek foreign ministry said.

From Reuters

The air in the Panagia church has “a stale wood and mold base, top notes of apple and rosewater, and a spicy heart of myrrh and cinnamon.”

From Washington Post

We climb to the top chapel, Panagia Gremiotissa, the centre of the island’s most important traditional festival on 15 August, enjoying more spectacular 360-degree views, before descending for dinner at Katogi.

From The Guardian