Definitions For Menologium

Noun

MENOLOGIUM (plural s, menologia) A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and : (Eastern Orthodoxy, often, _, capitalized) , a book detailing the propers and hagiographic canons for the fixed dates of the liturgical year. (Eastern Orthodoxy, often, _, capitalized) , a hagiography covering similar material equivalent to a catholic martyrology. (Eastern Orthodoxy) , any monthly list of saints' days or liturgical readings. (Roman Catholicism, often, _, capitalized) A work providing biographies of uncanonized members of a religious order in similar style to a martyrology, frequently read within the order but forbidden for use with the liturgy itself. (Roman Catholicism, uncommon, often, _, capitalized) , a hagiography of catholic saints. (historical) , a stylized date acting as a signature on some documents of the byzantine empire.

Synonyms

menologion , menology , menologe

Derived terms

Translations

French: ménologe Greek: Ancient: μηνολόγιον, n Modern: μηνολόγιο, n, μηναίο, n Italian: menologio Latin: menologium, n, menologio, n Russian: месяцеслов, m Spanish: menología

Alternative forms

Menologium

Etymology

From , from and , from μήν + + month + -ο- + + -o- + λόγιον + + writing, record, announcement, from λόγος + + writing, recording + -ιον + + -ion: forming related nouns. Equivalent to menology + ium. . See also horologium.