synaxarion

American  

[see-nah-ksah-ree-awn, sin-ak-sair-ee-on] / ˌsi nɑˈksɑ ri ɔn, ˌsɪn ækˈsɛər iˌɒn /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

synaxaria plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• synaxaria
  plural

Etymology

Origin of synaxarion

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

Example Sentences

Its synaxarion and menology have been published by Scholz in the same place as those of Cod.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

A synaxarion, or calendar, of daily lessons—also called eclogadion.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose