Panakhyda

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Panakhyda (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) A solemn liturgical service for the repose of the departed in Eastern Christendom.
    • 198, Manoly R. Lupul, Visible Symbols: Cultural Expression Among Canada's Ukrainians:
      Notwithstanding the personal or national mourning, the Panakhyda represents, and will remain for long, a kind of national religious Universal.
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