akoluthia

noun
ako·​lu·​thia
variants: or akolouthia \ ˌä-​kə-​(ˌ)lü-​ˈthē-​ə \
plural -s

Definition of akoluthia

1 : a set order or traditional arrangement of a religious service in the Eastern Church
2 : divine office

First Known Use of akoluthia

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for akoluthia

Middle Greek akolouthia, from Greek, sequence, from akolouthos following, from ha-, a- together + keleuthos path; akin to Greek homos same and to Lithuanian keliánti to travel and perhaps to Greek kellein to drive

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