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anaph·o·ra \əˈnaf(ə)rə, in sense 2 “or ˌänəfəˈrä\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek, act of carrying up, ascent, offering, from anapherein to carry up, from ana- + pherein to carry — more at bear 1. a. : repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect b. : use of a grammatical substitute to refer to a preceding word or group of words (as use of does in place of dances in “Mary dances better than June does”) 2. often capitalized [Late Greek, from Greek, offering] Eastern Church a. : a eucharistic prayer of consecration in the divine liturgy b. : the portion of the liturgy in which the eucharistic elements are offered as an oblation c. : the eucharistic oblation • anaph·o·ral \əˈnaf(ə)rəl\ adjective |