HODIERNAL Meaning of HODIERNAL in English [ ˌhɒdɪ'ə:n(ə)l , ˌhəʊdɪ- ]■ adjective rare relating to the present day.OriginC17: from L. hodiernus (from hodie 'today') + -al . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004