Mewasit

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Mewasit is a traditional poetic form used in the liturgical worship of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

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Mewasit canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical poetry
poetic form
associatedWith Eritrean Christian liturgy
Eritrean Orthodox hymnody
countryOfOrigin Eritrea
genre religious poetry
hasCulturalContext Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo tradition
hasForm metrical verse
hasFunction doctrinal teaching
praise of God
prayer
hasMedium chant
recitation
isPartOf Eritrean Orthodox liturgical tradition
language Ge'ez
performedBy cantors of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
clergy of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
religiousAffiliation Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
religiousContext Christian liturgy
religiousTradition Oriental Orthodox Christianity
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
sharesTraditionWith Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo liturgical poetry
usedDuring church services
liturgical celebrations
usedFor liturgical worship
usedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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