Panagia

[ pah-nah-yee-ah ]

/ ˌpɑ nɑˈyi ɑ /

noun, plural Pa·na·gi·as for 1. Eastern Church.

a ceremony in a monastery, commemorating the assumption of the Virgin Mary, in which a loaf of bread on a plate is elevated before being distributed to the monks.

(lowercase) an encolpion bearing the image of the Virgin Mary.

Origin of Panagia

1680–90; <Late Greek Panágia the Virgin, feminine of Greek panágios all-holy, equivalent to pan-pan- + hágios holy

Words nearby Panagia

Panadol, Pan-African, Pan-Africanism, Pan-Africanist Congress, panagglutinin, Panagia, Panaji, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Panama City

Example sentences from the Web for Panagia

He asked me whether they resembled the pictures of the Panagia, the Holy Virgin, which hang in every church.
Visits To Monasteries in the Levant|Robert Curzon
The panagia or pyx worn by a bishop, or higher prelate, is often an exquisite piece of jewelry.
The Story of Moscow|Wirt Gerrare
The retirement of the hordes at sight of the Panagia on the wall was by Mahommed's order.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
At the foot of the steps the singers turned aside to allow the Panagia to go first.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

Even the very timid took heart, and went about thanking God and the Panagia Blachernitissa.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

单词	panagia
释义	Panagia [ pah-nah-yee-ah ] / ˌpɑ nɑˈyi ɑ / noun, plural Pa·na·gi·as for 1. Eastern Church. a ceremony in a monastery, commemorating the assumption of the Virgin Mary, in which a loaf of bread on a plate is elevated before being distributed to the monks. (lowercase) an encolpion bearing the image of the Virgin Mary. Origin of Panagia 1680–90; <Late Greek Panágia the Virgin, feminine of Greek panágios all-holy, equivalent to pan-pan- + hágios holy Words nearby Panagia Panadol, Pan-African, Pan-Africanism, Pan-Africanist Congress, panagglutinin, Panagia, Panaji, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Panama City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Panagia He asked me whether they resembled the pictures of the Panagia, the Holy Virgin, which hang in every church. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant\|Robert Curzon The panagia or pyx worn by a bishop, or higher prelate, is often an exquisite piece of jewelry. The Story of Moscow\|Wirt Gerrare The retirement of the hordes at sight of the Panagia on the wall was by Mahommed's order. The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace At the foot of the steps the singers turned aside to allow the Panagia to go first. The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace Even the very timid took heart, and went about thanking God and the Panagia Blachernitissa. The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace
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