euchologion
[Greek ef-khaw-law-yee-awn; English yoo-kuh-loh-jee-on, -uh n]
noun, plural eu·cho·lo·gi·a [Greek ef-khaw-law-yee-ah; English yoo-kuh-loh-jee-uh] /Greek ˌɛf xɔˈlɔ yi ɑ; English ˌyu kəˈloʊ dʒi ə/. Eastern Church.
a service book containing liturgies, prayers, and other rites.
Nearby words
- eucharist,
- euchite,
- euchlorhydria,
- euchlorine,
- eucholia,
- euchology,
- euchre,
- euchred,
- euchromatic,
- euchromatin
Also euchology.
Origin of euchologion
1645–55; < ecclesiastical Greek euchológion prayer book, equivalent to euch(ḗ) prayer + -o- -o- + -log- word + -ion noun suffix
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