MENOLOGIES

Noun

menologies

plural of menology

Source: Wiktionary


MENOLOGY

Men`o*lo"gi*um, Me*nol"o*gy, n.; pl. L. Menologia, E. Menologies. Etym: [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. ménologe.]

1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. (Gr. Church)

Definition: A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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