NOVENA


Meaning of NOVENA in English

/noh vee"neuh, neuh-/ , n. , pl. novenae /-nee/ , novenas . Rom. Cath. Ch.

a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.

[ 1850-55; novena, n. use of fem. sing. of L novenus nine each ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .