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单词 menology
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menology

[ mi-nol-uh-jee ]
/ mɪˈnɒl ə dʒi /
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noun, plural me·nol·o·gies.

a calendar of the months.
a record or account, as of saints, arranged in the order of a calendar.

Origin of menology

1600–10; <New Latin mēnologium<Late Greek mēnológion.See meno-, -logy

Words nearby menology

Mennonite, Mennonites, meno, Menoeceus, Menoetius, menology, menometrorrhagia, Menominee, Menominee whitefish, Menomini, Menomonee Falls
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Example sentences from the Web for menology

  • The "Menology" tells us that Macedo did not wear his priestly dress in that country.

    The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
  • These lives are very long, and the Menology contains the substance in a condensed form.

    The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould
  • The Greeks placed her among the saints in their menology, and in holy festivity celebrate her anniversary.

    The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal,|Various

British Dictionary definitions for menology

menology
/ (mɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

an ecclesiastical calendar of the months
Eastern Churches a liturgical book containing the lives of the saints arranged by months

Word Origin for menology

C17: from New Latin mēnologium, from Late Greek mēnologion, from Greek mēn month + logos word, account
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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