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hodiernal

Syllables: ho·di·ern·al/həʊdiˈɜːnl̩//hoʊˈdi.ərn(ə)l/

hodiernal adjective: of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.

Adjective

hodiernal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, literary, regional) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
    • But after all that can be ſaid of the Doctrine of the Greek Church, one may in a great Meaſure apply to the hodiernal Grecians, not only what was ſaid of the Grecians by St. Paul, Tit[us] 1. 12, 13. but alſo what the Pagan Satyriſt declares of them in general, Græculus eſuriens in cœlum, juſſeris...1716, M[yles] D[avies], “A Supplement to the Dissertation upon the Latin Drama, Styl’d, Pallas Anglicana; […]”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: Or, A Critical History of the Oxford and Cambridge Writers and...
    • Thus to make ſounds, with bold pretence, / Paſs with the gaping croud for ſenſe, / As, deck'd in plumes of gaudy hue, / The jackdaw would be peacock too; / Theſe patch up (well Reviewers know it) / In hodiernal phraſe, a poet.1765, William Stevenson, “Poetical Characteristics; or, An Estimate of the Advantages of Rhyming. In Three Cantos.”, in Original Poems on Several Subjects. In Two Volumes, volume II, Printed by...
    Synonyms:
    current, present-day

Examples of hodiernal in a sentence

  • But after all that can be ſaid of the Doctrine of the Greek Church, one may in a great Meaſure apply to the hodiernal Grecians, not only what was ſaid of the Grecians by St.1716, M[yles] D[avies], “A Supplement to the Dissertation upon the Latin Drama, Styl’d, Pallas Anglicana; […]”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: Or, A...
  • Literature is a point outside of our hodiernal circle, through which a new one may be described.1841, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Essay X. Circles.”, in Essays, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, pages 257–258:
  • In truth, a purpose always is fulfill'd, / When hodiernal miracles are will'd; / They still proclaim the Being Personal / Who moves behind accomplishing them all.1868, Kenelm Henry Digby, “The Supernatural”, in Hours with the First Falling Leaves, London: F[rederick] S[tartridge] Ellis, […], →OCLC...
  • Our vernal / Brightness keeping, / Time outleaping: / Passed the hodiernal!1898, Thomas Hardy, “To Outer Nature”, in Wessex Poems and Other Verses, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, stanza 6, page...

Synonyms of hodiernal

Origin of hodiernal

From hodiern (“of this day, present-day”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Hodiern is derived from Latin hodiernus (“of today, today’s; present, present-day; actual”), from hodiē (“today”) (from hōc (“this (thing)”) + diē (“day”) (ultimately Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to be bright; heaven, sky”))) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives).

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Phrases with hodiernal

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Questions about hodiernal

What does hodiernal mean?
Hodiernal means of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
How do you use hodiernal in a sentence?
But after all that can be ſaid of the Doctrine of the Greek Church, one may in a great Meaſure apply to the hodiernal Grecians, not only what was ſaid of the Grecians by St.
What part of speech is hodiernal?
Hodiernal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hodiernal?
Hodiernal is pronounced /həʊdiˈɜːnl̩/ (UK).

Words near hodiernal in the dictionary

  1. Hodgmans
  2. Hodgskin
  3. Hodgson
  4. hodiecentrism
  5. hodiern
  6. hodiernal
  7. hodiernal tense
  8. hodiernal tenses
  9. hodiernally
  10. hodja
  11. hodjas

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