euchologion

[ Greek ef-khaw-law-yee-awn; English yoo-kuh-loh-jee-on, -uhn ]

noun

, Eastern Church.

, plural eu·cho·lo·gi·a [ef-, kh, aw-, law, -yee-ah, yoo-k, uh, -, loh, -jee-, uh].

1. a service book containing liturgies, prayers, and other rites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of euchologion¹

1645–55; < ecclesiastical Greek euchológion prayer book, equivalent to euch ( ḗ ) prayer + -o- -o- + -log- word + -ion noun suffix

Example Sentences

Among the words they got right: Kjeldahl, Hohenzollern, juamave, groenedael, zindiq and euchologion.

From US News

Among the words they got right: Kjeldahl, Hohenzollern, juamave, groenedael, zindiq and euchologion.

From Washington Times

The earliest extant Greek text of the Epiphany rite is in a 698 Euchologion of about the year 795, now in the Vatican.

From Project Gutenberg

The modern Book of Common Order or Euchologion is a compilation drawn from various sources and issued by the Church Service Society, an organization which endeavours to promote liturgical usages within the Established Church of Scotland.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a book of more than 400 pages, and is entitled, "Euchologion—A Book of Common Order."

From Project Gutenberg