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hemerology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /hɛməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
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  • General-American: /hɛməˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day; date”) (a variant of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2eh3- (“be hot, burn”)) + -ology (from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā, suffix indicating the study of something, or a branch of knowledge), from λόγος (lógos, “word; explanation; subject matter”) (from λέγω (légō, “to arrange, put in order”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ίᾱ (-íā, suffix forming a feminine abstract noun) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 (suffix forming a collective noun))).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hemerologia — study of calendars
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擇日學 /择日学 — study of calendars
  • Finnish: kalenterimystiikka — study of calendars
  • French: hémérologie — study of calendars
  • German: Hemerologie — study of calendars
  • Hungarian: hemerologium — study of calendars
  • Spanish: hemerología — study of calendars