hexaemeron

[ hek-suh-em-uh-ron ]

noun

1. the six days of the Creation.
2. a written account of them, especially the Biblical account. Genesis 1.
3. a treatise on them.

hexaemeron

/ ˌhɛksəˈɛmərɒn /

noun

1. 1. the period of six days in which God created the world
   2. the account of the Creation in Genesis 1

Derived Forms

• ˌhexaˈemeric, adjective

Other Words From

• hex·a·em·er·ic hex·a·hem·er·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexaemeron¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Late Latin hexaēmeron, from Greek hexaḗmeron “period of six days,” neuter of hexaḗmeros “of six days” (adjective), equivalent to hexa- “six” + (h)ēmér(a) “day” + -os noun suffix; six

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexaemeron¹

C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from hexaēmeros (adj) of six days, from hexa- + hēmera day

Example Sentences

At the end of the Ambrose (Hexaemeron) the note reads, Lanfrancus ego correxi.

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