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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσυναξάριον
- English todaysynaxarion
From Ancient Greek συναξάριον (sunaxárion), from συνάγειν (sunágein, “to bring together”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A compilation of hagiographies in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek συναξάριον (sunaxárion), from συνάγειν (sunágein, “to bring together”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.