apopempticadj.n.
/apəʊˈpɛmptɪk/ rare.
A. adj.
Pertaining to dismissal; valedictory.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [adjective] > farewell or leave-taking
valedatory1633
dismissory1647
valedictory1651
apopemptic1753
take-leave1782
goodbye1848
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The antients had certain holy days, wherein they took leave of the gods with apopemptic songs.
1815 Encycl. Brit. II. 470 They dismissed them, following them to the altars with apopemptic hymns.
B. n.
A farewell hymn.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > other types of song
roundelaya1475
black sanctus?1533
pastorella1597
orgial1610
balow1613
comic song1718
hunting-song1727
vaudeville1739
apopemptic1753
melologue1820
Orphic1855
wren song1855
air de cour1878
Kunstlied1880
action song1883
come-all-you1887
marching song1894
party song1911
theme song1929
honky-tonker1950
protest song1953
sing-along1959
slow jam1961
talking blues1969
rap1979
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Apopemptic..a hymn addressed to a stranger on his departure from a place to his own country.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.n.1753