acathistus

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noun

A Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary.

OriginAncient Greek ἀκάθιστος →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary.
  2. A series of doxological prayers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀκάθιστος“not sitting, standing”
  2. Englishacathistus

From Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος (akáthistos, “not sitting, standing”).

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Translations

Bulgarian акатист
  • акатист (akatist)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Catalan acatist
  • acatistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Czech akafist, akathist
  • akafistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • akathistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • akathistosGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Finnish akatistos
  • akatistosGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
French acathiste, hymne acathiste
  • acathisteGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • hymne acathisteGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
German Akathistos
  • AkathistosGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Greek Ακάθιστος ύμνος
  • Ακάθιστος ύμνος (Akáthistos ýmnos)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Indonesian akatis, akatistus
  • akatisGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • akatistusGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Polish akatyst
  • akatystGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Portuguese acatisto
  • acatistoGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Romanian acatist
  • acatistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Russian акафист, неседален
  • акафист (akafist)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • неседален (nesedalen)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Slovak akatist, akafist
  • akatistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • akafistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Spanish acatisto
  • acatistoGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Swahili akatistos
  • akatistosGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Swedish akathistos, akathistoshymn
  • akathistosGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • akathistoshymnGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Ukrainian акафіст, акатист
  • акафіст (akafist)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
  • акатист (akatyst)Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Vietnamese akathist
  • akathistGreek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary
Cite this entry
APA

acathistus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acathistus

MLA

“acathistus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acathistus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acathistus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acathistus.

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