hexaemeron
the six days of the Creation.
a written account of them, especially the Biblical account. Genesis 1.
a treatise on them.
Origin of hexaemeron
1- Also hex·a·hem·er·on [hek-suh-hem-uh-ron], /ˌhɛk səˈhɛm əˌrɒn/, hex·am·er·on [hek-sam-uh-ron] /hɛkˈsæm əˌrɒn/ .
Other words from hexaemeron
- hex·a·em·er·ic, hex·a·hem·er·ic, adjective
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How to use hexaemeron in a sentence
The patristic attitude toward cosmogony and natural science plainly appears in the Hexameron of St. Ambrose.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorAnders Sunesen (d. 1228) wrote a long poem in hexameters, Hexameron, describing the creation.
Liszt contributed the introduction, the connecting links and the finale of the “Hexameron.”
How to Appreciate Music | Gustav Kobb
British Dictionary definitions for hexaemeron
hexahemeron
/ (ˌhɛksəˈɛmərɒn) /
the period of six days in which God created the world
the account of the Creation in Genesis 1
Origin of hexaemeron
1Derived forms of hexaemeron
- hexaemeric or hexahemeric, adjective
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