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menaion

menaion noun: the annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.

Noun

menaion (plural menaia)

  1. The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
    Synonyms:
    Menologium, menology

Synonyms of menaion

Forms of menaion

pluralmenaia

Origin of menaion

From New Latin mēnaion, from Ancient Greek μηναῖος (mēnaîos, “lunar”).

Words formed from menaion

  • General Menaion
  • Festal Menaion
  • the Theotokos which fall on the fixed cycle
  • and optionally feasts of the major saints

Questions about menaion

What does menaion mean?
Menaion means the annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
What part of speech is menaion?
Menaion is a noun.
What is the plural of menaion?
The plural of menaion is menaia.

Words near menaion in the dictionary

  1. menahel
  2. Menai
  3. Menai Bridge
  4. Menai Strait
  5. menaia
  6. menaion
  7. Menaka
  8. Menaker
  9. Menameradiel
  10. Menanderian
  11. Menangkabau

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