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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Thesaurus Terms Beginning with Su - Sz

General Naming Rules

Place the word "Holy" in front of the word. "God" becomes "Holy God".
Use the Greek or Arabic form of the word. "Sacrament" becomes "Holy Mystery".
Use the formal long form of the person's name. Jesus becomes "Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ".

Terms

Sundays of Holy and Glorious Pascha Celebration

Definition

• The First Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha, which is the feast day itself.
• Second Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is Bright Monday or New Monday.
• Eighth Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is The Second Sunday of Pascha (the First Sunday After Pascha), which is Sunday of Thomas or Bright Sunday or New Sunday.
• Fourtieth Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is The Great Feast of the Ascension into Heaven of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Fiftieth Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is The Great Feast of Pentecost. Depending on the theologian, the last Sunday of Pascha is either the Great Feast of Pentecost or the Sunday before the Great Feast of Pentecost, Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.

See

• First Sunday of Pascha is the First Day Celebration of the Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha, which is the feast day itself.
• Second Sunday of Pascha (Eighth Day Celebration or First Sunday After Pascha), is Sunday of Thomas or Bright Sunday or New Sunday.
• Third Sunday of Pascha (Fifthteenth Day Celebration or Second Sunday After Pascha), is Sunday of the Myrhh-Bearing Women.
• Fourth Sunday of Pascha (Twentysecondth Day Celebration or Third Sunday After Pascha), is Sunday of the Paralytic.
• Fifth Sunday of Pascha (Twentyninth Day Celebration or Fourth Sunday After Pascha), is Sunday of the Samaritan Woman.
• Sixth Sunday of Pascha (Thirtysixth Day Celebration or Fifth Sunday After Pascha), is Sunday of the Man Born Blind.
• Seventh Sunday of Pascha (Fortysecondth Day Celebration or Sixth Sunday After Pascha), is Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council.
• Eighth Sunday of Pascha (Fiftieth Day Celebration or Seventh Sunday After Pascha), is The Great Feast of Pentecost.

See from
Holy and Glorious Pascha - Sundays of Holy and Glorious Pascha
Pascha - Sundays of Holy and Glorious Pascha

Synago

Language
Greek

Definition
The word "synago" basically means "gather". This word can mean "gathering, assembly, reunion", "gather together, assemble".

Usage
The verb "synago" occurs frequently in the New Testament, for gathering together a religious meeting (Acts 11:26; 14:27 etc.), as also for the Jewish services and councils (e.g. John 11:47). Also, in the Apostolic Fathers (Didache, ix, 4; xiv, 1; I Clem., xxxiv, 7; in general for the union of the church, Ignatius, "Magn.", x, 3).

Synaxis in honor of ...

Definition
The word "Synaxis" from the word "synago" means "gathering, assembly, reunion".
It is exactly equivalent to the Latin collecta (from colligere), and corresponds to synagogue (synagoge), the place of reunion.

Usage
A Synaxis is a religious gathering / assembly in honor of one or more persons or angels, who are associated with that feast, on the day after a major feast. On the second day of the feast, we gather together / assemble again / have a reunion to honor one or more persons or angels, who are associated with that feast.
In Christian use and liturgical use, the Synaxis is the assembly for any religious function, either in the abstract sense (nomen actionis) or concretely for the people assembled (cf. German Sammlung and Versammlung). We must distinguish the liturgical (eucharistic) from the aliturgical Synaxis, which consisted only of prayers, readings, psalms, out of which our Divine Office evolved. Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite uses the word only for the eucharistic service ("De eccles. hier.", iii, in P.G., III), and Cardinal Bona thinks that so it may have a mystic meaning, as referring to our union with God or Communion (Rerum liturg., I, iii, 3). But it occurs frequently for any religious assembly, and in this sense was adopted in the West by St. Benedict ("Regula Ben.", 17: "Vespertina Synaxis" — Vespers) and by John Cassian ("Collat.", IX, 34: "ad concludendam synaxim"; ed. Hurter, Innsbruck, 1887, p. 315) etc. In this signification the word is now archaic in Greek and Latin. It is preserved, however, in the Byzantine Calendar as the title of certain feasts on which the people assemble in some particular church for the Holy Liturgy, and therefore corresponds with the Roman statio.

See

• Synaxis in honor of John the Baptist - Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ - Second Day Celebration is the day after the Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
• Synaxis in honor of The Archangel Gabriel - Great Feast of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Celebration is the day after the Great Feast of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Celebration
• Synaxis in honor of The Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles is the day after the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul
• Synaxis in honor of The Theotokos - Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ - Second Day Celebration is the day after the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ

Synoptic Gospels

Definition
The Synoptic Gospels are the gospels of Holy and Illustrious Apostle Matthew the Evangelist, Holy Apostle Mark the Evangelist, and Holy Apostle Luke the Evangelist. The Synoptic Gospels look at things the same way. They are similar in content and form.

Terms Beginning with other Letters

Please click on the letter with which the term begins.

Aa - Ab     Ac - Ak     Al     Am     An     Ao - Ap     Ar     As - Az     Ba     Be - Bi     Bl - Bz

Ca - Ce     Ch     Co     Cr - Cz     D     De     Di     Do

Ea - Ej     El     Em - Ep     Eu     Faa - Fas     Father     Fe     Fi - Fz

Ga - Gn     Go     Gra - Great and     Great Feast     Great Fri - Great Z     Grec - Grz

Haa - Haj     Hal - He     Hi     Holy A - Holy B     Holy C - Holy D     Holy E - Holy Gl
Holy God     Holy Gr - L     Holy M     Holy P     Holy S     Holy T - Holy Z     Hp-Hz

Ia-Id     Ie-Ij     Il-Iz     J     K     Ku     La     Le     Li     Lo - Lz     Ma     Me     Mi - Mo     Mu     My

N     Ob - Ot     Ob - Ot     Our - Our J     Our Lord     Our M - Our Z

Paa - Pas     Pat - Paz     Pe - Po     Pra - Pre     Pri - Pz     Q     Ra - Re     Ro - Rz    

Saa - Sah     Saint     Sal - Saz     Sc - Sh     Si - Sr     St     Su - Sz    

Ta - Theos     Theotokos     To     Tra     Tri     Tro    

U     V     W     Y     Z

Thesaurus Overview

Another Thesaurus

Thesaurus - Arabic Influenced Religious Terminology on Malta

"We speak an arabic dialect and are catholics. Although our dialect is highly italianised we use christian arabic terminology. The question is from where have this terminology come from. Malta was under the arabs in the early middle age and there was a presence of islam. Our dialect have elements of both west and eastern arabic. I suspect that there was an immigration of melkites in malta, this is the reason why I am sending this email. Attached please find a list of our religious terminology."...
"I would like to ask you a question, how similar is our terminology to yours."...
"Thanks again and Alla dejjem izomm idejh fuqok u fuq il-Kinsja Mqaddsa."
Christopher Agius
Maltese Religious Terms Of Arabic Origin, Christopher Agius, 2002
Christopher Agius

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