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hexaemeron
[ hek-suh-em-uh-ron ]
noun
, Religion.
- the six days of the Biblical Creation, or a written account of them.
- a treatise on the six days of the Biblical Creation.
hexaemeron
/ ˌhɛksəˈɛmərɒn /
noun
- the period of six days in which God created the world
- the account of the Creation in Genesis 1
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Derived Forms
- ˌhexaˈemeric, adjective
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Other Words From
- hex·a·em·er·ic hex·a·hem·er·ic adjective
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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hexaemeron1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from hexaēmeros (adj) of six days, from hexa- + hēmera day
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Example Sentences
At the end of the Ambrose (Hexaemeron) the note reads, Lanfrancus ego correxi.
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