akoluthia
noun
ako·lu·thia
variants or akolouthia
ˌä-kə-(ˌ)lü-ˈthē-ə
plural -s
1
: a set order or traditional arrangement of a religious service in the Eastern Church
2
: divine office
Word History
Etymology
Middle Greek akolouthia, from Greek, sequence, from akolouthos following, from ha-, a- together + keleuthos path; akin to Greek homos same and to Lithuanian keliánti to travel and perhaps to Greek kellein to drive
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1