ANAPHORA

Anaphora

The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy, in which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. This is the usual name for this part of the Liturgy in Greek-speaking Eastern Christianity, but in other Christian traditions that have a comparable rite it is more often called the Eucharistic Prayer. When the Roman Rite had a single Eucharistic Prayer, it was called the Canon of the Mass.

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anaphora

Noun

  1. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
  2. An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
  3. An expression that refers to a preceding expression.


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