SYNAXARION


Meaning of SYNAXARION in English

/see'nah ksah"rddee awn/ ; Eng. /sin'ak sair"ee on'/ , n. , pl. synaxaria /see'nah ksah"rddee ah/ ; Eng. /sin'ak sair"ee euh/ . Gk. Orth. Ch.

1. a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.

2. a book containing such summaries.

[ 1840-50; synaxárion, equiv. to sýnax ( is ) SYNAXIS + -arion -ARY ]

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