Troparion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Troparion is a noun meaning (Eastern Orthodoxy, music) A short hymn of one stanza, or organised in more complex forms as a series of stanzas.
Meaning
(Eastern Orthodoxy, music) A short hymn of one stanza, or organised in more complex forms as a series of stanzas.
Example Sentences
When awakened, Kyr Avram sits in bed and, as if out of fear, sings troparia and contakia in honor of his ancestors, whom the Serbian church has declared saints.
Word Forms
- troparions
- troparia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trope, tetrastich, verse, sestina, versicle, trup.
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