menologium
/ˌmɛnəˈloʊdʒiəm/
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Meaning
name
Alternative letter-case form of menologium, particularly in reference to (Eastern Orthodoxy) specific editions of the menaia or synaxaria or (Roman Catholicism) biographical records of members of religious orders.
noun
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and
noun
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and
noun
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and
noun
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and
noun
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and
Example Sentences
- "The Menologium of Basil II is an important work for understanding the medieval Byzantine church."
- "The elder Pliny advises the sowing of certain crops between the Saturnalia (fixed at 17 December) and the Compitalia, which the roughly contemporary menologia indefinitely set in January."
- "The Roman farming menologia show the astrological information and religious festivals for each month along with their matching agricultural activities."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: mēnologium, μηνολόγιον