Chrysostom definition

Chrysostom means “Golden-mouth.” When you read St. John Chrysostom’s Pascha sermon, do you think he deserves this praise? What makes this an effective sermon? Like the Gettysburg Address, it is short and simple. What gives it its punch?
Chrysostom means “Golden Mouth”. Saint John is remembered for his eloquence in preaching God’s word to small and great alike. Listen, O heavens, while I speak;

Examples of Chrysostom in a sentence

  • Liturgy in the Mystagogical Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia and Ambrose of Milan, Washington, DC (Studies in Christian Antiquity 17).

  • But we cannot suppose with Chrysostom that the clerk misrepresented the facts to soothe the popular tumult.

  • The Divine Liturgy was followed by a reception at the reception hall of the parish, where the Dance club of Cana of Galilee, which has been founded by the Hegoumen of Cana Archimandrite Chrysostom, danced traditional dances.