synaxarion

[ see-nah-ksah-ree-awn; English sin-ak-sair-ee-on ]

noun

, Greek Orthodox Church.

, plural sy·na·xa·ri·a [see-nah-, ksah, -, r, ee-ah, sin-ak-, sair, -ee-, uh].

1. a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
2. a book containing such summaries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of synaxarion¹

1840–50; < Medieval Greek synaxárion, equivalent to sýnax ( is ) synaxis + -arion -ary