epiclesis

n. [宗]求降圣灵文(圣餐礼仪,尤指东派礼仪中祝圣饼酒祷文的一部分)

发音

/ɛpɪˈkli.sɪs/
/ɛpɪˈkleɪ.sɪs/

词形变化

epicleses 复数 epicleses

别名

epiklesis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A particular appearance or aspect of a deity.

    宗教 神话 哲学

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίκλησις (epíklēsis, “invocation”).

来源：wiktionary