Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "heortology" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF HEORTOLOGY

heortology  [ˌhiːɔːˈtɒlədʒɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEORTOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heortology 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 HEORTOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heortology

Heortology is the study of religious festivals. It was originally only used in respect of Christian festivals, but it now covers all religions, in particular those of Ancient Greece.

Definition of heortology in the English dictionary

The definition of heortology in the dictionary is the study of religious festivals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEORTOLOGY


climatology
ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ
cosmetology
ˌkɒzmɛˈtɒlədʒɪ
cytology
saɪˈtɒlədʒɪ
dermatology
ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
gerontology
ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
haematology
ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
hematology
ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
hepatology
ˌhɛpəˈtɒlədʒɪ
histology
hɪˈstɒlədʒɪ
neonatology
ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒlədʒɪ
ontology
ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
otology
əʊˈtɒlədʒɪ
paleontology
ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
parasitology
ˌpærəsaɪˈtɒlədʒɪ
primatology
ˌpraɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ
proctology
prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ
rheumatology
ˌruːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
Scientology
ˌsaɪənˈtɒlədʒɪ
tautology
tɔːˈtɒlədʒɪ
teratology
ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEORTOLOGY

hens-and-chickens
Henslowe
hent
Henze
heortological
heortologist
hep
hepar
heparin
heparinised
heparinized
heparinoid
hepatectomised
hepatectomized
hepatectomy
hepatic
hepatic portal vein
hepatica
hepaticological
hepaticologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEORTOLOGY

archaeology
astrology
biology
biotechnology
ecology
genealogy
geology
information technology
methodology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pathology
pharmacology
physiology
psychology
sociology
technology
terminology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of heortology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heortology» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF HEORTOLOGY

Find out the translation of heortology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heortology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heortology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heortology
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Heortología
570 millions of speakers

English

heortology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heortology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heortology
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heortology
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heortology
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heortology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heortology
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hetologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heortology
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heortology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heortology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heortologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heortology
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heortology
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्पीनता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heortology
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heortology
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heortology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heortology
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heortology
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heortology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heortology
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heortology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heortology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heortology

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEORTOLOGY»

The term «heortology» is used very little and occupies the 155.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
27
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «heortology» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of heortology
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «heortology».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEORTOLOGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heortology» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heortology» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEORTOLOGY»

Discover the use of heortology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heortology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heortology: A History of the Christian Festivals from Their ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
2
The Blessing of Waters on the Feast of Theophany in the ...
Heortology has a special role in reinforcing the Christological priority. The heortology of Christ's Baptism in the Jordan permeates the fabric of the office. Select variants of the ektene and synapte contain petitions which address Christ and draw ...
Nicholas E. Denysenko, 2008
3
Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology: A Reader
It is a very special event no matter how often or how seldom it happens. Liturgy's festivity involves it necessarily in the details of time and season, details which require calculations and calendars. These are what the discipline of heortology, the ...
Dwight Vogel, 2000
4
The Humiliation of Sinners: Public Penance in ...
For its explanation as a Christian adaptation of the Roman Rob1galm, a procession for the protection of the f1elds and fruit (from rob1go, blight), see Kellner, Heortology, pp. 189—191; and Walter Howard Frere, Stud1es 1n Early Roman ...
Mary C. Mansfield, 2005
5
Calendar, Chronology And Worship: Studies in Ancient Judaism ...
... the beginning of the liturgical year) is, as we saw above, linked with St. Philip. 3 All Saints' Day was finally moved to 1st November in the ninth century, from a date in May. See K.A.H. Kellner, Heortology, p. 325. 4 See Kellner, Heortology, p.
Roger T. Beckwith, 2005
6
The Blessing of Waters and Epiphany: The Eastern Liturgical ...
An analysis ofthe “Great are You”prayer demonstratesa Christological priorityinD1, which recalls Christ's taking on the form of a servant,birth, andBaptism. Heortology hasa special rolein reinforcing the Christological priority. The heortology of ...
Dr Nicholas E Denysenko, 2012
7
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
Varangians: Northmen who "pledged faith" and founded a Russian dynasty; they had been rovers and pirates; later (Anglo-Saxons and Danes) they became the faithful bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors. heortology: study of festivals (the  ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
8
Library of Congress Subject Headings
UF Heortology —-Commemoration UF Commemoration of saints Commemoration of the faithful departed Dead—Commemoration BT Dead— Religious aspects Prayers for the dead —Cult (May Subd Geog) UF Cult of saints Invocation of ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2005
9
Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of ...
Compare the Roman Missal: also Kellner, "Heortology" (English translation, London, 1908), p. 156. 2 Eckhart, Pred. L, "Mystische Schriften," p. 13. Compare Tauler, Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lady ("The Inner Way," p. 167). 3 This idea of ...
Evelyn Underhill, 2012
10
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God
There is even a term for its study: heortology, from Greek heorte ("feast") and logos ("discourse"). I've learned much in my own investigations, which I have sought to include judiciously in these pages. I wonder now about you. Perhaps you ...
Bobby Gross, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEORTOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heortology is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UPDATED: NH speller Hannah Miller doesn't make it to national bee …
Miller correctly spelled the word "heortology," which is the study of religion calendars, in the third round Wednesday, but was not among a list of ... «The Union Leader, May 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Heortology [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heortology>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z