typicon

American

[tip-i-kon] / ˈtɪp ɪˌkɒn /

noun

Eastern Church.

the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.

Etymology

Origin of typicon

< Medieval Greek typikón, noun use of neuter of typikós according to rule, regular, Greek: conforming to type, typical

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The Typicon and the canons of the Church give the description of an ideal fast: no dairy products, total abstinence on certain days.

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According to Uspenski, the 297 sebastocrator died soon after 1182, the year during which he was engaged on the Typicon of the monastery at Viros.

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