angelic hymn — Ангельский гимн … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Angelic — An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps. Thomson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Angelical — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Divine Service (Lutheran) — For the service in the Orthodox Church, see Divine Service (Eastern Orthodoxy). Lutheranism Luther s Seal … Wikipedia
Gloria in Excelsis Deo — • The great doxology (hymnus angelicus) in the Mass is a version of a very old Greek form . It begins with the words sung by the angels at Christ s birth (Luke, ii, 14). To this verse others were added very early, forming a doxology Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Gloria in Excelsis — Meaning Glory in the Highest, the title of the final hymn in the Communion Office. It is called the Greater Doxology, and also, the Angelic Hymn as it is based on the song of the angels at Christ s Birth, which forms its opening words. The… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Gloria in Excelsis Deo — (Latin for Glory to God in the highest ) is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the Minor Doxology or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn.Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford… … Wikipedia
Czech Christmas Mass — First page of piano reduction Czech Christmas Mass (Czech: Česká mše vánoční; Latin: Missa solemnis Festis Nativitatis D. J. Ch. accommodata in linguam bohemicam musikamque redacta – que redacta per Jac. Joa. Ryba) is a classic pastoral mass… … Wikipedia
Monk — For other uses, see Monk (disambiguation). St. Anthony the Great, considered the Father of Christian Monasticism A monk (from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, single, solitary [1]) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or… … Wikipedia
Sanctus — late 14c., from L., initial word of the angelic hymn (Isa. vi:3), concluding the preface of the Eucharist, lit. holy (see SAINT (Cf. saint)). It renders Heb. qadhosh in the hymn … Etymology dictionary
