Meanings
trisagion1
plural trisagia · plural trisagions
- Alternative letter-case form of Trisagion.
Trisagion2
plural Trisagia · plural Trisagions
- ChristianityA liturgical prayer that runs “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us” in English, typically sung before certain scriptural readings at Eucharistic liturgies in Eastern Christianity, and during the Good Friday service in the Roman Rite.
With these sure graces, while busy tongues are crying out for a drop of cold water, mutes may be in happiness, and sing the Trisagion in heaven.
1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 24Synonyms: Tersanctus
- JudaismThe kedushah prayer, or Isaiah 6:3 specifically.
The holy praise, the prayer dealing with holiness par excellence, would be an inept designation in view of the use of the Trisagion in the liturgy.
1909, David de Sola Pool, “Appendix A”, in The Kaddish: Inaugural Dissertation, W. Drugulin in Leipzig, pages 100–101
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA liturgical prayer that runs “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us” in English, typically sung before certain scriptural readings at Eucharistic liturgies in Eastern Christianity, and during the Good Friday service in the Roman Rite.
Origin
- Medieval Greekτρισάγιον
- Medieval Latintrisagion
- EnglishTrisagion
From Medieval Latin trisagion, from Medieval Greek τρισάγιον (triságion), from τρίς (trís, “thrice”) + ἅγιον (hágion, “holy”).
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