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synaxarion

synaxarion noun: a compilation of hagiographies in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.

Noun

synaxarion (plural synaxaria)

  1. A compilation of hagiographies in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.

Forms of synaxarion

pluralsynaxaria
alternative formsynaxarium
alternative formsynaxary

Origin of synaxarion

Ancient Greek συναξάριον (sunaxárion), from συνάγειν (sunágein, “to bring together”).

Questions about synaxarion

What does synaxarion mean?
Synaxarion means a compilation of hagiographies in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.
What part of speech is synaxarion?
Synaxarion is a noun.
What is the plural of synaxarion?
The plural of synaxarion is synaxaria.

Words near synaxarion in the dictionary

  1. synathropic
  2. synathrœsmus
  3. synau
  4. synaxaria
  5. synaxaries
  6. synaxarion
  7. synaxarist
  8. synaxarists
  9. synaxarium
  10. synaxary
  11. synaxes

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