Abstract
Orthodox hymnography comprises a wide variety of musical-poetic structures.Among them, the akathist stands out both in terms of size and aesthetic features or in termsof frequency of use in the practice of prayer. From the point of view of linguistic interest,we notice the abundance of deverbal nouns in the structure of the akathists, present at alllevels of text structure. The multifunctionality of the deverbal nouns within this type oftext also includes the aesthetic dimension of the hymn. In the current article we will focuson the dominant metaphorical structures, formed on the basis of deverbal nouns, whichhighlight fundamental concepts of Christianity.