Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trisagion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tris-a-gion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liturgical prayer that runs “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us” in English, typically sung before certain scriptural readings at Eucharistic liturgies in Eastern Christianity, and during the Good Friday service in the Roman Rite.

noun

The kedushah prayer, or Isaiah 6:3 specifically.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Trisagion.

Example Sentences

"With these sure graces, while busy tongues are crying out for a drop of cold water, mutes may be in happiness, and sing the Trisagion in heaven."
"The holy praise, the prayer dealing with holiness par excellence, would be an inept designation in view of the use of the Trisagion in the liturgy."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin trisagion, from Byzantine Greek τρισάγιον (triságion), from τρίς (trís, “thrice”) + ἅγιον (hágion, “holy”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁yaǵ-, trisagion, τρισάγιον

Inflected Forms

Trisagia (plural) Trisagions (plural)

Synonyms

Tersanctus

Questions

What does trisagion mean?: A liturgical prayer that runs “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us” in English, typically sung before certain scriptural readings at Eucharistic liturgies in Eastern Christianity, and during the Good Friday service in the Roman Rite.
Where does trisagion come from?: From Medieval Latin trisagion, from Byzantine Greek τρισάγιον (triságion), from τρίς (trís, “thrice”) + ἅγιον (hágion, “holy”).

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