Definition of MENOLOGY

menology

Meanings

Plural: menologies

Noun

  • The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.
  • Synonym of menologium, a monthly record, particularly in Assyriology and certain Christian contexts.
  • The content of a menologium, a liturgical calendar or hagiography.

Origin / Etymology

Partially from meno- (“month-”) + -ology (“study, account”) and partially from anglicization of Medieval Latin mēnologium and Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), q.v. Doublet of menologion, menologium, and menologe.

Synonyms

menologium

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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