synaxarion
noun
syn·ax·a·rion
ˌsēˌnäkˈsär(ˌ)yȯ(n),
ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēən
variants or synaxary or synaxarium
sə̇ˈnaksərē
ˌsiˌnakˈsa(a)rēəm
plural synaxaria
-är(ˌ)yä,
-äryə,
-a(a)rēə
or synaxaries : a short narrative of the life of a saint or exposition of a feast included in the Menaion and read in religious services of the Eastern Orthodox Church
also : a liturgical book containing such narratives
Word History
Etymology
synaxarion from Middle Greek, from synaxis + -arion -ary (from Latin -arium); synaxary, synaxarium from Medieval Latin synaxarium, from Middle Greek synaxarion