| 释义 |
‖ cathisma|kəˈθɪzmə|
Pl. cathismata.
[a. Gr. κάθισµα seat, f. κατά down + ἵζειν to sit.]
In the Greek Church: a portion of the psalter, containing from three to eleven psalms. Also, a short hymn used as a response.
1850J. M. Neale Holy Eastern Ch. i. II. 844 The Greeks rarely sit in church: the cathismata are therefore pauses for rest; and are longer than the usual troparia. 1880Encycl. Brit. XII. 580/1 In various parts of the services solitary troparia are sung, under various names, ‘contacion’, ‘œcos’, ‘cathisma’, &c. |
