Menology
/mɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/noun
A calendar or list of saints and church feasts arranged by month.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek *mēn* (“month”) plus *-logia* (“account, study”), and in Byzantine Christianity a menology could function like a liturgical map of time itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mēn
“month”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mēnológion
“a monthly record or calendar of saints' days”
Late Greek / Byzantine
Greek
mēnologion
“a church calendar or collection of saints' lives arranged by month”
Middle English
English
menologie
“a calendar of saints and feasts by month”
Modern English
English
menology
“a list or calendar of saints and church feasts arranged by month”
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