heortology

[ hee-awr-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌhi ɔrˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.

Nearby words

hent, hentai, hentoff, henty, henze, heortology, hep, hep a, hepa, hepar, heparin

Origin of heortology

1900–05; < Greek heort(ḗ) a feast, festival + -o- + -logy

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