hexaemeron

American  

[hek-suh-em-uh-ron] / ˌhɛk səˈɛm əˌrɒn /

Also hexahemeron

noun

Religion.

1. the six days of the Biblical Creation, or a written account of them.

2. a treatise on the six days of the Biblical Creation.

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hexaemeron British  

/ ˌhɛksəˈɛmərɒn /

noun

1. 1. the period of six days in which God created the world

   2. the account of the Creation in Genesis 1

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hexahemeric
  adjective
• hexaemeric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hexaemeron

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; see origin at six