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单词 neomenia
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neomenian.

Brit. /ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈmiːnɪə/, U.S. /ˌnioʊˈminiə/
Inflections: Plural neomenias, neomeniae.
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin neomenia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin neomenia new moon, beginning of the month, festival of the Jews (Vulgate) < ancient Greek νεομηνία (Attic νουμηνία ) new moon, beginning of the month < νεο- neo- comb. form + μήνη moon (see moon n.1) + -ία -ia suffix1. Compare neomeny n.In plural neomeniae after the Latin plural form.
Ancient History. Now rare.
In ancient Greek and Jewish history: the time of the new moon, the beginning of the lunar month. Also: the festival held at that time; = Rosh Chodesh n.
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society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > Jewish seasons and feasts > festival of new moon > [noun]
new moonOE
calendsa1382
neomenyc1384
neomeniaa1398
the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [noun] > lunar month > periods within or phases of the moon
full moonOE
new moonOE
waningc1000
new of the moona1398
quarter?a1425
plenilune?a1475
neomeniaa1535
lunationc1549
interlune1561
wane1563
neomeny1569
dark of the moon1591
month of apparition1594
dark moon1615
plenilunium1615
moon1709
interlunation1813
quartering1880
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f.127 Þis feste þat hatte neomenia..was swiþe highe and holy.
a1535 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. (1557) 1308/1 Amonge the Jewes Neomenia the fyrste daye of the new mone nexte after the Equynoctiall in vere..is the fyrste daye of the yere.
1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 2 The Neomenia of Hecatombæon did..never precede the solstice.
a1681 G. Wharton Fasts & Festivals in Wks. (1683) 2 The Neomeniæ, or Feasts of New-Moons, Celebrated the First day of every Month, initiating with the New-Moons.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Some say, the Jews reckon'd two kinds of Neomeniæ, or New Moons.
1744 J. Ralph Astrologer ii. i. 25 Beginning our Invocation to the Neomenia, then proceeding on to the Dicotima, and ending with the Pleni Lunium, will fully complete our Metamorphosis.
1876 S. Birch Rede Lect. Egypt 26 The battle of Megiddo, fought..in the neomenia of that month.
1888 tr. J. E. Renan Hist. People Israel I. 86 It will become the clarion of the neomenia and the trumpet of judgment.
1998 M. Cahill First Commentary on Mark 80 (note) The new moon occurs in total darkness. Eucherius explains ‘neomenia’ as new moon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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