menology

[ mi-nol-uh-jee ]
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noun,plural me·nol·o·gies.
  1. a calendar of the months.

  2. a record or account, as of saints, arranged in the order of a calendar.

Origin of menology

1
1600–10; <New Latin mēnologium<Late Greek mēnológion.See meno-, -logy

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menology

/ (mɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /


nounplural -gies
  1. an ecclesiastical calendar of the months

  2. Eastern Churches a liturgical book containing the lives of the saints arranged by months

Origin of menology

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C17: from New Latin mēnologium, from Late Greek mēnologion, from Greek mēn month + logos word, account

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