menaion
nounEtymology From New Latin mēnaion, from Ancient Greek μηναῖος (mēnaîos, “lunar”).
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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.
- Synonyms
- Menologium, menology
- Derived terms
- General Menaion, Festal Menaion, the Theotokos which fall on the fixed cycle, and optionally feasts of the major saints