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synaxarion

noun
syn·​ax·​a·​rion | \ ËŒsÄ“ËŒnäkˈsär(ËŒ)yȯ(n), ËŒsiËŒnakˈsa(a)rÄ“É™n\
variants: or synaxary \ sə̇ˈnaksərē \ or synaxarium \ ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēəm \
plural synaxaria\ -​är(ËŒ)yä , -​äryÉ™ , -​a(a)rÄ“É™ \ or synaxaries

Definition of synaxarion

: a short narrative of the life of a saint or exposition of a feast included in the Menaion and read in religious services of the Eastern Orthodox Church also : a liturgical book containing such narratives

History and Etymology for synaxarion

synaxarion from Middle Greek, from synaxis + -arion -ary (from Latin -arium); synaxary, synaxarium from Medieval Latin synaxarium, from Middle Greek synaxarion

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