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kathisma

noun
ka·​this·​ma
variants: or less commonly cathisma \ ˈkȧthēzmə \
plural kathismata\ kȧˈthÄ“zmÉ™tÉ™ \

Definition of kathisma

: one of the 20 sections into which the Psalter is divided for liturgical use in the Eastern Orthodox Church

History and Etymology for kathisma

Middle Greek kathisma, from Greek, sinking, settling down, from kathizein to seat, sit down, from kata- cata- + hizein to seat; akin to Greek hezesthai to sit

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