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单词 epiclesis
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epiclesisn.

Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈkliːsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈklisᵻs/
Inflections: Plural epicleses.
Forms: 1800s– epiclesis, 1800s– epiklesis.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐπίκλησις.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἐπίκλησις invocation, (specifically) invocation in the Eucharist (already in ancient Greek in sense ‘surname, name’) < ancient Greek ἐπικαλεῖν to call upon, invoke ( < ἐπι- epi- prefix + καλεῖν to call: see calends n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Compare German Epiklese (1859 or earlier).The Greek word occurs in a Latin context in Erasmus (1517), but post-classical Latin authors generally use invocatio invocation n. (compare invocation n. 1b).
Christian Church.
A prayer, or part of a prayer, in which the presence of the Holy Spirit is invoked, spec. to bless the Eucharistic elements, or the communicants, or both.
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1832 W. Palmer Origines Liturg. II. 134 The immediate or proper prayer of consecration..may be divided into two particulars: first, the prayer itself, or ἐπίκλησις, in the language of the primitive church; [etc.].]
1868 Christian Remembrancer Apr. 330 The Philosophoumena has revealed to us..chants of Valentinus, an Epiclesis of Marcus &c.
1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 653/2 Immediately on the pronunciation of the Epiclesis, transubstantiation takes place.
1912 A. Fortescue Mass ii. 103 The next prayer..contains the Anamnesis and Epiklesis of the Holy Ghost.
1966 Catholic Dict. Theol. II. 226/2 There are epikleses with a similar drift in old Gallican liturgies.
1969 Worship 43 10 An epiclesis not for consecration, nor for communion, but for the accomplishment of the church's gospel mission.
2011 Irish Times 1 Mar. 18/3 The image fits well with the working of the Spirit involved at the epiclesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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