Apolytikion

/ˌæp.ə.lɪˈtɪk.i.ən/ noun

In Eastern Orthodox liturgy, a hymn or chant sung at the dismissal of worshippers at the end of a service.

From Greek apolytikion, from apolyein 'to release/dismiss,' from apo- 'away' + lyein 'to loosen.' The -ion ending is a Greek diminutive suffix, literally 'a little dismissal hymn.'

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