# menaion

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.

## Etymology
From New Latin mēnaion, from Ancient Greek μηναῖος (mēnaîos, “lunar”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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