Hemerology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɛməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hemerology is a noun meaning The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.
Meaning
The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.
Example Sentences
Hemerology, (Greek) a Calender, or Book, wherein are regiſtred the paſſages of every day.
It is not necessary to an intelligent comprehension of the Gospels, as they have been handed down to us, that they should possess an exact hemerology.
In our context, the chapter on hemerology (including astrology) is of primary interest. Hemerology, the method for determining favorable and unfavorable days, has a long history in ancient China.
For these reasons perhaps unsurprisingly the Babylonian Almanach was the most popular hemerology, enjoying a widespread currency from around the middle of the second millennium BC down well into Late Babylonian times.
Word Forms
- hemerologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calendar, calendry, horology, menology, chronomancy, horography.
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