heortology
1Heortology — • The science of sacred festivals, embracing the principles of their origin, significance, and historical development, with reference to epochs or incidents in the Christian year Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heortology …
2Heortology — is a term used to denote the study of religious festivals. The term was originally only used in respect of Christian festivals [CathEncy|wstitle=Heortology] , but it now covers all religions, in particular those of Ancient Greece [Robert Parker:… …
3heortology — study of religious feasts and calendars, 1900, from Gk. heorte feast + OLOGY (Cf. ology). The immediate source of the English word is in French or German …
4heortology — /hee awr tol euh jee/, n. the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar. [1900 05; < Gk heort(é) a feast, festival + O + LOGY] * * * …
5heortology — study of religious feasts Sciences and Studies …
6heortology — he·or·tol·o·gy …
7heortology — Геортология …
8heortology — n. study of religious festivals, year, etc. ♦ heortologion, n. calendar of feast days …
9heortology — n. the study of Church festivals. Etymology: G Heortologie, F heacuteortologie f. Gk heorte feast …
10Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St. Romanus, the great… …