kathisma

noun

ka·​this·​ma

variants or less commonly cathisma

ˈkȧthēzmə

plural kathismata

kȧˈthēzmətə

: one of the 20 sections into which the Psalter is divided for liturgical use in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek kathisma, from Greek, sinking, settling down, from kathizein to seat, sit down, from kata- cata- + hizein to seat; akin to Greek hezesthai to sit

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