épiclèse
French, noun/e.pi.klɛz/
épiclèse is spelled É-P-I-C-L-È-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épiclèse is a French feminine noun meaning “epiclesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épithète accolée au nom d’un dieu antique”.
What does épiclèse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiclesis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Épithète accolée au nom d’un dieu antique. 2. Invocation au Saint-Esprit dans les liturgies chrétiennes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épiclèse
- épiclèses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épiclèse?
- /e.pi.klɛz/
- \e.pi.klɛz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épiclèse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épiclèse in French?
épiclèse appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).