synaxis (plural synaxes)
A congregation.
(obsolete) The Lord's Supper.
A day following a Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, on which a person related to the events is remembered. For example, the Synaxis of John the Baptist follows the Theophany (Baptism of Christ), the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel follows the Annunciation, and the Synaxis of the Theokotos follows Christmas Day.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*ax"is, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Synagogue.]
Definition: A congregation; also, formerly, the Lord's Supper. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
