ˌsēˌnäkˈsär(ˌ)yȯ(n), ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēən noun
or syn·ax·a·ry sə̇ˈnaksərē ; or syn·ax·a·ri·um ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēəm
( plural synaxa·ria -är(ˌ)yä, -äryə, -a(a)rēə ; or synaxaries )
Etymology: synaxarion from Middle Greek, from synaxis + -arion -ary (from Latin -arium ); synaxary, synaxarium from Medieval Latin synaxarium, from Middle Greek 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