akoluthia

noun

ako·​lu·​thia

variants or akolouthia

ˌä-kə-(ˌ)lü-ˈthē-ə

plural -s

1

: a set order or traditional arrangement of a religious service in the Eastern Church

2

: divine office

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek akolouthia, from Greek, sequence, from akolouthos following, from ha-, a- together + keleuthos path; akin to Greek homos same and to Lithuanian keliánti to travel and perhaps to Greek kellein to drive

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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