typicon

noun

ty·​pi·​con

variants or typikon

¦tēpē¦kȯn

plural typica

-kä

or typicons

-kȯnz

or typika

-kä

: a book containing rules and rubrics for the religious services of the church year in the Eastern Church

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek typikon, from neuter of typikos prescribed, regular, from Greek, typical

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