epikleza

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See also: epiklezą

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίκλησις (epíklēsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.piˈklɛ.za/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛza
  • Syllabification: e‧pi‧kle‧za

Noun

epikleza f

  1. (Christianity) epiclesis (part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass in which the celebrant invokes the Holy Spirit to change the bread and wine on the altar into the body and blood of Jesus)

Declension

References

  • Gerald O'Collins, Edward G. Farrugia (2002) “epikleza”, in Jan Ożóg and Barbara Żak, transl., Henryk Pietras, editor, Leksykon pojęć teologicznych i kościelnych, 2 edition, Kraków: Wydawnictwo WAM, →ISBN, pages 84-84