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noun
A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
A particular appearance or aspect of a deity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίκλησις (epíklēsis, “invocation”).
Across languages
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