Etymology

akathist

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Today it means: A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions. Full definition →

First used 1853Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀκάθιστος“unseated, standing”
  2. English todayakathist

From Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος (akáthistos, “unseated, standing”). Attested in the 1850s (as Akathist and Akathistos), after slightly earlier (1830s) German usage.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀκάθιστος all →

acathistus

First known use, by meaning

  • 1853 A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions.

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