Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox) Funeral Rites Exam Study Guide
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Funeral Rites Exam Study Guide.
Officiant - answerPriest: A title conferred by ordination
Cantor - answerA religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith;
assists the Priest in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
A person who accompani...
Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox)
Funeral Rites Exam Study Guide.
Officiant - answer✔Priest: A title conferred by ordination
Cantor - answer✔A religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith;
assists the Priest in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
A person who accompanies the priest in chanting hymns pertaining to the liturgical church.
Deacon - answer✔A subordinate officer in a Christian church.
Divine Liturgy - answer✔Liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in Eastern Orthodox churches.
Icon - answer✔In the Eastern orthodox faith, a holy picture; usually mosaic or painted on wood.
Iconostasis (Iconostas/Iconostation) - answer✔In the Eastern Orthodox church, the partition that
extends across the front of the church separating the sanctuary from the solea.
A solid screen covered with Icons, at the front of the church, dividing the sanctuary from the
body of the building.
Parastas - answer✔Vigil service associated with Eastern Orthodox funerals.
Royal Doors - answer✔Doors in the center of the Iconostasis leading directly to the alter: only
ordained clergy are to go through these doors; never cross on the solea in front of the Royal
Doors.
Solea - answer✔In the Eastern Orthodox church the open area (sometimes raised) before the
altar.
Trisagion - answer✔In the Eastern Orthodox faith, three short services or blessings that are part
of the funeral rite.
Three short services or blessings, conducted at the funeral home the evening before the funeral
service, on the day of the funeral service before leaving the funeral home for the church and at
the cemetery, following the funeral service.
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