Word Study
menology
CIDE DICTIONARY
menology, n. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh`n month + lo`gos discourse : cf. F. ménologe.].
- A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
- A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
menology, n. (pl. -ies) a calendar, esp. that of the Greek Church, with biographies of the saints.
Etymology
mod.L menologium f. eccl.Gk menologion f. men month + logos account
For further exploring for "menology" in Webster Dictionary Online
