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Definition of Sticheron
1. Noun. A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the (w Byzantine Rite). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sticheron
1. a Greek hymn [n STICHERA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sticheron
Literary usage of Sticheron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Holy Eastern Church by John Mason Neale (1850)
"Both now. Excellently blessed b, if it be Sunday; OH week-days Glory. Both now.
sticheron of the day. The Doxology*, great or little. ..."
2. The Greek Fathers by Adrian Fortescue (1908)
"Dr JM Neale, in his Hymns of the Eastern Church,2 has translated twelve Odes, a
sticheron, ... A sticheron ..."
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