synaxarion

noun

syn·ax·a·rion

ˌsēˌnäkˈsär(ˌ)yȯ(n),

ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēən

variants or synaxary

sə̇ˈnaksərē

or synaxarium

ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēəm

plural synaxaria

-är(ˌ)yä,

-äryə,

-a(a)rēə

or synaxaries

: 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

Word History

Etymology

synaxarion from Middle Greek, from synaxis + -arion -ary (from Latin -arium); synaxary, synaxarium from Medieval Latin synaxarium, from Middle Greek synaxarion