festal

  • 21festal letter — noun : paschal letter …

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  • 22festive, festal — These words refer to a festival or feast, but festive has an added meaning of joyous or merry. That is, a festal occasion may be festive, but not all festive occasions are connected with a feast or festival: Decorations for the dance were… …

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  • 23festive — festal, festive Both words are derived from the Latin words festum meaning ‘feast’ and festus meaning ‘joyful’, and mean ‘in the nature of a feast or festival’. Festive is much the more common, and is the one generally chosen when the meaning is… …

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  • 24Katabasia — or Katavasia (Greek καταβασία, from καταβαίον, go down ) is a type of hymn chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. The katabasia is an irmos that is sung at the end of an ode of… …

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  • 25Academic dress of the University of Cambridge — The University of Cambridge has a long tradition of academic dress, which it traditionally refers to as academical dress (though academic dress is used here for consistency with other articles on Wikipedia). Almost every degree which is awarded… …

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  • 26Canton de Confolens-Sud — Administration Pays France Région Poitou Charentes Département Charente Arrondissement Confolens Co …

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  • 27Classic of Poetry — The first song of The Odes, handwritten by Emperor Qianlong, along with a painting. Classic of Poetry Traditional Chinese …

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  • 28ἐμπανηγυρίσαι — ἐμπανηγυρίζω hold festal assemblies in aor inf act ἐμπανηγυρίσαῑ , ἐμπανηγυρίζω hold festal assemblies in aor opt act 3rd sg ἐμπανηγυρίζω hold festal assemblies in aor inf act ἐμπανηγυρίσαῑ , ἐμπανηγυρίζω hold festal assemblies in aor opt act… …

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  • 29Breviary — A breviary (from Latin brevis , short or concise ) is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially for… …

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  • 30Academic dress — or academical dress is traditional clothing for academic settings, primarily tertiary and sometimes secondary education. It is also known as academicals and, in the United States, as academic regalia. Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at… …

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