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novendial

novendial adjective: lasting nine days, especially in relation to the period of mourning for a Pope.

Adjective

novendial (not comparable)

  1. Lasting nine days, especially in relation to the period of mourning for a Pope.

Noun

novendial (plural novendials)

  1. (rare) A religious ceremony that lasts nine days, especially the period of mourning for a Pope.
  2. (historical) A funeral ceremony held by the Ancient Romans nine days after the burial.

Forms of novendial

pluralnovendials

Origin of novendial

Borrowed from Latin novendiālis.

Questions about novendial

What does novendial mean?
Novendial means lasting nine days, especially in relation to the period of mourning for a Pope.
What part of speech is novendial?
Novendial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near novendial in the dictionary

  1. novenaries
  2. novenary
  3. novenas
  4. novendecillion
  5. novendecillions
  6. novendial
  7. novendials
  8. novene
  9. novennia
  10. novennial
  11. novennium

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