Menologies

Menologies
Menologium Men`o*lo"gi*um, Menology Me*nol"o*gy, n.; pl. L. {Menologia}, E. {Menologies}. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh`n month + lo`gos discourse : cf. F. m['e]nologe.] 1. A register of months. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]

2. (Gr. Church) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written. [1913 Webster]


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  • Menologia — Menologium Men o*lo gi*um, Menology Me*nol o*gy, n.; pl. L. {Menologia}, E. {Menologies}. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh n month + lo gos discourse : cf. F. m[ e]nologe.] 1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. Church) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menologium — Men o*lo gi*um, Menology Me*nol o*gy, n.; pl. L. {Menologia}, E. {Menologies}. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh n month + lo gos discourse : cf. F. m[ e]nologe.] 1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. Church) A brief… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menology — Menologium Men o*lo gi*um, Menology Me*nol o*gy, n.; pl. L. {Menologia}, E. {Menologies}. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh n month + lo gos discourse : cf. F. m[ e]nologe.] 1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. Church) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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