O Antiphon

noun

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”.

Similar
Greater Antiphon
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Meanings

nounO Antiphon (plural O Antiphons)

plural O Antiphons

  1. ChristianityOne 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”.

    Synonyms: Greater Antiphon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne 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”.

Similar
Greater Antiphon

Translations

French Antienne Ô
  • Antienne ÔTranslations
Polish Wielkie Antyfony
  • Wielkie AntyfonyTranslations
Portuguese Antífona do Ó
  • Antífona do ÓTranslations
Spanish Antífona de la O
  • Antífona de la OTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

O Antiphon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O%20Antiphon

MLA

“O Antiphon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O%20Antiphon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O Antiphon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O%20Antiphon.

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