novena
[ noh-vee-nuh, nuh- ]
noun,plural no·ve·nae [noh-vee-nee, nuh-], /noʊˈvi ni, nə-/, no·ve·nas.Roman Catholic Church.
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
Origin of novena
11850–55; <Medieval Latin novēna, noun use of feminine singular of Latin novēnus nine each
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British Dictionary definitions for novena
novena
/ (nəʊˈviːnə) /
nounplural -nas or -nae (-niː)
RC Church a devotion consisting of prayers or services on nine consecutive days
Origin of novena
1C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin novem nine
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