Heortology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of religious festivals. uncountable

    "For the same reason, in accordance with the meaning of the term "Heortology," he has concerned himself with those festivals alone which are publicly celebrated, or were so celebrated formerly."

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"For the same reason, in accordance with the meaning of the term "Heortology," he has concerned himself with those festivals alone which are publicly celebrated, or were so celebrated formerly."

Etymology

From German Heortologie, from Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ, “festival”) + -ology.

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