menology

Meanings

1. The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.
2. Synonym of menologium, a monthly record, particularly in Assyriology and certain Christian contexts.
3. The content of a menologium, a liturgical calendar or hagiography.

1. Alternative letter-case form of menology, particularly in reference to particular editions.

Etymology

Partially from meno- (“month-”) + -ology (“study, account”) and partially from anglicization of Medieval Latin mēnologium and Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), q.v. Doublet of menologion, menologium, and menologe.