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- Encomium (pl.: encomia) is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Gr**** enkomion (ἐγκώμιον), meaning "the praise of a person or thing." Another Latin equivalent...
- feature of the service is the chanting of the Lamentations or Praises (Enkōmia), which consist of verses chanted by the clergy inters****d between the...
- at both Sa****ay matins and at funerals, but inters****d with hymns (enkomia or lamentations) between the verses. The predominant theme of the service...
- maidens" 2 books of hyporchemata – "songs for light dances" 1 book of enkomia – "songs of praise" 1 book of threnoi – "laments" 4 books of epinikia –...
- partheneia – "songs for maidens" hyporchemata – "songs for light dances" enkomia – "songs of praise" epinikia – "victory odes" erotica – "songs of love"...
- Ἐπιτάφιος Θρῆνος, Epitaphios Thrēnos, "Epitaphic Lamentation"; or Ἐγκώμια, Enkōmia, "praises") are sung before the Epitaphios as at the tomb of Christ, while...