Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menaion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: menaion
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.

Etymology

From New Latin mēnaion, from Ancient Greek μηναῖος (mēnaîos, “lunar”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *meh₁-, mēnaion, μηναῖος

Inflected Forms

menaia (plural)

Phrases

General Menaion Festal Menaion the Theotokos which fall on the fixed cycle and optionally feasts of the major saints

Synonyms

Menologium menology

Questions

What does menaion mean?: The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
Where does menaion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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