Lychnic

Lychnic
Lychnic /likˈnik/
noun
The first part of the vespers of the Greek Orthodox Church
ORIGIN: Gr lychnos a lamp
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Lychnapˈsia noun
(Gr haptein to touch or light) a series of seven prayers in the vespers of the Greek Orthodox Church
lychˈnoscope noun
A low side window (named on the theory that it was intended to let lepers see the altar lights)

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