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A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: devotion
From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
bederatziurren
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Catalan:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Dutch:
noveen
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Dutch:
novene
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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French:
neuvaine
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Galician:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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German:
Novene
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Indonesian:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Italian:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Japanese:
ノベナ
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Latin:
novēna
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Lithuanian:
devýndienis
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Lithuanian:
novenà
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Manx:
padjer nuy laa
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Polish:
nowenna
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Portuguese:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Spanish:
novena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Tagalog:
pagsisiyam
— a recitation of prayers for nine days
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Tagalog:
nobena
— a recitation of prayers for nine days