Meanings
menologion1
plural menologions · plural menologia · alternative Menologion
- Synonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
In order to make a preliminary study of the text of the menologion on the basis of evidence from the MSS accessible, the area of greatest uniformity was sought.
1936, Morgan Ward Redus, The Text of the Major Festivals on the Menologion in the Greek Gospel Lectionary, Studies in the Lectionary Text of the Greek New Testiment, Vol. II, No. 2Synonyms: menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts
Menologion2
- Synonym of Menologium, particularly in Byzantine, Greek, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
The Menologion of Basil II is an important work for understanding the medieval Byzantine church.
Synonyms: Menologium, particularly in Byzantine, Greek, and Eastern Orthodox contexts
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
proper nounSynonym of Menologium, particularly in Byzantine, Greek, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμήν“month”
- Medieval Greekμηνολόγιον
- Englishmenologion
From Medieval 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.
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