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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A form of hymn or poem recited as a dialogue between a chanter and the choir..
The liturgical form of hymn which replaced the kontakion was the canon, a set of nine hymns.
When awakened, Kyr Avram sits in bed and, as if out of fear, sings troparia and contakia in honor of his ancestors, when the Serbian church has declared saints.
Use kontakion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kontakion means (Eastern Orthodoxy) A form of hymn or poem recited as a dialogue between a chanter and the choir..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The liturgical form of hymn which replaced the kontakion was the canon, a set of nine hymns.
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