akathist

== English == === Alternative forms === acathist, Akathist, Acathistos, Akathistos === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀκάθιστος (akáthistos, “unseated, standing”). Attested in the 1850s (as Akathist and Akathistos), after slightly earlier (1830s) German usage. === Noun === akathist (plural akathists) (Christianity) A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions. [1853] ==== Related terms ==== akathisic ==== Translations ====