Cherubikon
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thumb|Orthodox priest and deacons praying the Cherubic Hymn at the beginning of the Great Entrance
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Liturgical use
- Exegetic tradition of Isaiah
- The anti-cherubika
- Text
- The notated chant sources
- The Latin cherubikon of the "Missa greca"
- The cherubikon asmatikon
- The cherubikon palatinon
- Papadic cherubikon cycles
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Editions
- Studies
- External links
- Georgian Chant
- Old Slavonic Cherubim Chant
- Papadic Cherubika
thumb|Orthodox priest and deacons praying the Cherubic Hymn at the beginning of the Great Entrance
The Cherubikon (Greek: χερουβικόν) is the usual Cherubic Hymn (Greek: χερουβικὸς ὕμνος, Church Slavonic ) sung at the Great Entrance of the Byzantine liturgy.
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