menologion
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
name
Synonym of Menologium, particularly in Byzantine, Greek, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
Example Sentences
- "In order to make a preliminary study of the text of the menologion on the basis of evidence from the MSS accessible, the area of greatest uniformity was sought."
- "The Menologion of Basil II is an important work for understanding the medieval Byzantine church."
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + -ο- (-o-, “-o-”) + λόγιον (lógion, “writing, record, announcement”), from λόγος (lógos, “writing, recording”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ion: forming related nouns”). Doublet of menologe, menologium, and menology. See horologion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: μηνολόγιον, μήν
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
menologium
particularly in Greek
Byzantine
and Eastern Orthodox contexts
particularly in Byzantine
Greek