hexameron
US/hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/
hexameron noun: the six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
Noun (1)
hexameron (plural hexamerons)
- The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
- He drew melancholy comparisons from Nature: men were compared to wandering clouds that dissolve into nothing, to wavering shadows, and shipwrecked beings, etc. His homilies on the Hexameron, too, shew thought of Nature.1905, Alfred Biese, The Development of the Feeling for Nature In the Middle Ages and Modern Times, page 34
- The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
- A treatise or sermon concerning the biblical creation story.
Noun (2) capitalized: Hexameron
Hexameron (plural Hexamerons)
- Alternative letter-case form of hexameron.
Forms of hexameron
| plural | hexamerons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hexameron |
| alternative form | hexæmeron |
| alternative form | hexaëmeron |
| alternative form | hexaemeron |
| alternative form | hexahemeron |
| plural | Hexamerons |
Origin of hexameron
From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”).
Questions about hexameron
- What does hexameron mean?
- Hexameron means the six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
- What part of speech is hexameron?
- Hexameron is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hexameron?
- Hexameron is pronounced /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/ (US).
- What is the plural of hexameron?
- The plural of hexameron is hexamerons.
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