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apopemptic, a. and n. rare.|æpəʊˈpɛmptɪk|
[ad. Gr. ἀποπεµπτικ-ός, f. ἀπο-πέµπ-ειν to send away.]
A. adj. Pertaining to dismissal; valedictory.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., The antients had certain holy days, wherein they took leave of the gods with apopemptic songs. 1815Encycl. Brit. II. 470 They dismissed them, following them to the altars with apopemptic hymns.
B. n. A farewell hymn.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Apopemptic..a hymn addressed to a stranger on his departure from a place to his own country. |