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prosodion

prosodion

9.9
A religious song sung during a church procession often in Eastern Orthodox ceremonies
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : prosodión
  • The choir sang the prosodion as the clergy entered the church.

Examples

  • The choir sang a beautiful prosodion during the ceremony.

  • Ancient manuscripts describe the use of a prosodion in early processional ceremonies.

  • A solemn prosodion echoed through the cathedral during the religious festival.

  • Did you hear the prosodion at the procession last night?

  • The choir sang the prosodion as the clergy entered the church.

  • A solemn prosodion echoed through the cathedral during the religious festival.

  • Ancient manuscripts describe the use of a prosodion in early processional ceremonies.

Synonyms

processional
vsprosodion
  • Formal
1 7.6

A piece of music played during a formal walk in a ceremony

is a specific hymn used in Eastern Orthodox procession

Surface Forms

prosodion singular
prosodia plural

Etymology

Prosodion comes from the Greek parts pros- 'toward' and ode 'song', the same ode you find in English. So a prosodion is a hymn or short song sung while people move in a religious procession.