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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENCAENIA

Via Late Latin from Greek enkainia, from kainos new.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCAENIA

encaenia  [ɛnˈsiːnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCAENIA

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Encaenia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENCAENIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

encaenia

Encaenia

Encaenia is an academic or sometimes ecclesiastical ceremony, usually performed at colleges or universities. It generally occurs some time near the annual ceremony for the general conference of degrees to students. The word is from Latin, meaning dedication or consecration, and is ultimately derived from the Greek word 'εγκαίνια', meaning a festival of renewal or dedication, and corresponds to the English term Commencement. The term was originally used to indicate the eight days of celebration for the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which celebration covered also to the discovering of the True Cross by Empress Helena in 326. Because the church of the Holy Sepulchre was consecrated on September 13, 335, the Encaenia started on September 13, while the cross itself was brought outside the church on September 14 so that the clergy and faithful could pray before the True Cross.

Definition of encaenia in the English dictionary

The definition of encaenia in the dictionary is a festival of dedication or commemoration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCAENIA


Armenia
ɑːˈmiːnɪə
catamenia
ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə
eugenia
juːˈdʒiːnɪə
gardenia
ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə
Messenia
məˈsiːnɪə
myasthenia
ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə
neurasthenia
ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪə
neutropenia
ˌnjuːtrəˈpiːnɪə
pancytopenia
ˌpænsaɪtəˈpiːnɪə
parascenia
ˌpærəˈsiːnɪə
philoxenia
ˌfɪləˈziːnɪə
proscenia
prəʊˈsiːnɪə
Ruthenia
ruːˈθiːnɪə
sarracenia
ˌsærəˈsiːnɪə
schizophrenia
ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə
Slovenia
sləʊˈviːnɪə
tenia
ˈtiːnɪə
thrombocytopenia
ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə
Turkmenia
tɜːkˈmiːnɪə
xenia
ˈziːnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCAENIA

enc.
encage
encalm
encamp
encamped
encampment
encanthis
encapsulate
encapsulation
encapsule
encarnalise
encarnalize
encarpus
encase
encasement
encash
encashable
encashment
encaustic
encaustic tile

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCAENIA

asthenia
cytopenia
erythropenia
granulocytopenia
hebephrenia
hymenia
hypersthenia
hyposthenia
Iphigenia
leucopenia
leukopenia
lymphocytopenia
lymphopenia
panleukopenia
paraphrenia
psychasthenia
sideropenia
sthenia
taenia
xenomenia

Synonyms and antonyms of encaenia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «encaenia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCAENIA

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The translations of encaenia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «encaenia» in English.

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encaenia
1,325 millions of speakers

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Encaenia
570 millions of speakers

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encaenia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

encaenia
380 millions of speakers
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encaenia
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encaenia
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encaenia
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encaenia
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Encaenia
220 millions of speakers

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Encaenia
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Encaenia
180 millions of speakers

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encaenia
130 millions of speakers

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encaenia
85 millions of speakers

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Encaenia
85 millions of speakers
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encaenia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

encaenia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एन्केनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilise kutsama töreni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Encaenia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

encaenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

encaenia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

encaenia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εγκαινίων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

encaenia
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

encaenia
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

encaenia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encaenia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCAENIA»

The term «encaenia» is used very little and occupies the 163.331 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCAENIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encaenia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCAENIA»

Discover the use of encaenia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encaenia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Institutional Culture in Early Modern Society
Beginning in 1669 with the opening of the Sheldonian Theatre, a new component had been added to the Act as originally envisaged in the statutes of 1636: this was the Encaenia, which was scheduled for the Friday preceding the rest of the ...
Anne Goldgar, Robert I. Frost, 2004
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Egeria (ACW No. 38)
48.2: Encaenia festivitas erat dedi- cationis templi. Graece enim caenon dicitur novum. Quandocum- que novum aliquid fuerit dedicatum, encaenia vocantur. Egeria uses the term encaenia only in the last two extant chapters of the Diary, and ...
‎1970
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Th' Encaenia of St. Ann's Chappel in Sandgate, Or, A Sermon ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
John March, 2010
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Dissertations Upon the Principles and Arrangement of a ...
The raising of Lazarus, then, followed soon after the Encaenia — and this raising itself was the cause of a speedy departure from Jerusalem again n — the retreat to Ephraim, therefore, was also soon after the Encaenia. From Ephraim, as I ...
Edward Greswell, 1830
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Dissertations upon the principles and arrangement of a ...
The raising of Lazarus, then, followed soon after the Encaenia — and this raising itself was the cause of a speedy departure from Jerusalem again n — the retreat to Ephraim, therefore, was also soon after the Encaenia. From Ephraim, as I ...
Edward Greswell, 1830
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Walking where Jesus Walked: Worship in Fourth-century Jerusalem
Egeria describes briefly the worship held in September, called Encaenia, when the dedication of the Sepulcher complex was remembered. She makes it sound like an important time of pilgrimage. Encaenia's significance can be seen in the ...
Lester Ruth, Carrie Steenwyk, John D. Witvliet, 2010
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Isaiah Berlin: Volume 1: Letters, 1928-1946
6 Encaenia is the summer ceremony held annually in Oxford at which the University awards honorary degrees to distinguished men and women and commemorates its benefactors. 'Encaenia' is Greek for 'festival of renewal / dedication', and ...
Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, 2004
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The Feast of the Cross
EGERIATHE PILGRIM8 The date when the Church on Golgotha (called Martyrium) was consecrated to God is called Encaenia (cf. 2 Chronicles 7:5,9; John 10:22), and on the same day the Church of the Anastasis was also consecrated ...
St. Paul Brotherhood, 2009
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Oxford University Pocket Diary 2013-2014 HB
201 3-14 Michaelmas I 3 Oct—7 Dec Hilary I9 Jan—I5 Mar Trinity 27 Apr—21 Jun ENCAENIA 2014-1 5 Michaelmas 12 Oct—6 Dec Hilary I8 Jan—I4 Mar Trinity 26 Apr—20 Jun ENCAENIA 201 5-1 61 Michaelmas II Oct—5 Dec Hilary I 7 ...
Oxford, 2013
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Things:: Religion and the Question of Materiality
Stokl Ben Ezra pays special attention to the connection of the Encaenia (and from the sixth century onward the Exaltation of the Cross, which branches out of the Encaenia but is less relevant to our discussion) to Yom Kippur (ibid., 290). 40.
Dick Houtman, Birgit Meyer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCAENIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encaenia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Newly-elected professor of poetry at Oxford to use rap to explore …
The annual honorary degree ceremony, Encaenia Ceremony held at Oxford University. However, he has specific notions on ways to make ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Historic procession begins with a glass of bubbly
DIGNITARIES of Oxford University paraded through the city centre yesterday as part of the historic Encaenia ceremony for honorary degrees. «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»
3
Malala Yousafzai youngest ever to win Nobel Prize
In May, she received an honorary doctor of civil law at the 225th Encaenia celebrations for Halifax's University of King's College. The Halifax ... «CBC.ca, Oct 14»
4
Presiding Bishop receives honorary degree from Oxford University
The degrees were awarded at Encaenia, the University's annual honorary degree ceremony. Lord Christopher Patten, chancellor of the ... «Episcopal News Service, Jun 14»
5
Encaenia honours six with degrees
Distinguished men and women from science, religion and the arts received honorary degrees at Oxford University's historic Encaenia ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 14»
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After nailing 'stichomythia' and 'feuilleton,' two National Spelling Bee …
... including “terreplein” (the level space behind the parapet of a rampart), “encaenia” (an annual university ceremony), “stichomythia” (dramatic ... «Poynter.org, May 14»
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Victory, defeat and holluschick: Inside the 2014 US National …
Then they were spot on for their final 12 spellings combined, acing dark-corner-of-the-dictionary stuff like “thymelici,” ”encaenia,” ”skandhas,” ... «thejournal.ie, May 14»
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A 1st in 52 years: Teens from New York, Texas declared co …
Then they were spot on for their final 12 spellings combined, acing words such as "thymelici," ''encaenia," ''skandhas," ''sdrucciola" and ... «Fox News, May 14»
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Here's what's trending: Offer to buy Clippers; Bret Michaels medical …
Some of the ones they got -- "thymelici," "encaenia," "skandhas," "sdrucciola" and "holluschick." Full story: The Washington Post · They knew of ... «al.com, May 14»
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Malala Yousafzai Canada Scholarships announced at University of …
... the University of King's College, Halifax, today at its 225th Encaenia celebrations. To mark the historic occasion, the university announced the ... «Canada NewsWire, May 14»

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