O Antiphons

A form of O Antiphon — 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”.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of O Antiphon
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