сорокоу́ст

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
forty-day prayers for the dead, forty-day memorial servicereligion
Она́ заказа́ла в це́ркви сорокоу́ст по отцу́.
She ordered forty days of prayers for her father at the church.
Russian Orthodox practice: daily commemoration of the deceased at the liturgy for forty days.
2.
(rare) offering for the forty-day prayers, donation for the forty-day commemorationreligion
Он принёс в монасты́рь сорокоу́ст.
He brought the offering for the forty-day prayers to the monastery.
Older usage: the money or goods paid to the church for such prayers.

Examples

В монастыре можно заказать сорокоуст о здравии.
At the monastery, you can order prayers for someone’s health.
Мама заказала сорокоуст в церкви по дедушке.
Mom had prayers for Grandpa’s soul offered at the church.
После похорон родные оплатили сорокоуст.
After the funeral, the relatives paid for the forty-day memorial prayers.

сороково́йfortieth
numeral
сорокоу́стforty-day prayers for the dead; offering for the forty-day prayers
nounmasculine
сороконо́жкаcentipede
nounfeminine