Church Terms - A Vocabulary List

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ABBA

Aramaic for "Father". It occurs three times in the NT: Mk 14:36, Rom. 8:15, Gal. 4:6, in each case with its Greek equivalent ("Abba, Father").

AER (sl. Vozdukh)

A large veil (usually of the same material as the priest's vestments) for covering the chalice and the paten during the celebration of Divine Liturgy.

AGNETS (lamb)

The sacrificial lamb in the Old Testament. Symbolically Christ was called the "Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." (Jn. 1:29). Accordingly in the Orthodox Church, the name agnets, is attributed to our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and that part of the holy bread that is designated for the mystical transformation into the body of Christ.

ALB - (sl. Podriznik)

A white or colored vestment reaching from the neck to the ankles, with sleeves, worn by the priest under the chasuble during the Liturgy.

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