English Explanatory Dictionary

menologion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
name
  1. Synonym of Menologium, particularly in Byzantine, Greek, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.

Word forms

menologion menologions menologia

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.

Synonyms

menologium particularly in Greek Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox contexts particularly in Byzantine Greek
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