sticheron

English

Etymology

From Greek στιχηρό (stichiró), from Ancient Greek στιχηρός (stikhērós, “written in lines”).

Noun

sticheron (plural sticherons or stichera)

1. A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.

Related terms

• sticherarion

Anagrams

• Tichenors, tech noirs