Menaion
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Menaion is a noun meaning The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
Meaning
The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
Word Forms
- menaia
Synonyms for menaion
Depending on context, synonyms include Menologium, menology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ektenia, prokeimenon, lectionary, horologion, kalendar, kathisma.
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