Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The time of new moon; the beginning of the month.
- noun In antiquity, a festival held at the time of the new moon.
- noun A genus of animals of disputed characters and affinities, type of a family Neomeniidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
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- noun The time of the
new moon ; thebeginning of themonth in thelunar calendar .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The neomenia, or first day of the moon, kept according to the law, as a festival; and therefore Saul feasted on that day: and expected the attendance of his family.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 09: 1 Kings The Challoner Revision
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The neomenia, or first day of the moon, kept according to the law, as a festival; and therefore Saul feasted on that day: and expected the attendance of his family.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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The neomenia, or first day of the moon, kept according to the law, as a festival; and therefore Saul feasted on that day: and expected the attendance of his family.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
whichbe commented on the word neomenia
Time of new moon. (From Lucifeous Logolepsy)
June 8, 2008
qms commented on the word neomenia
A suffering lass named Eugenia
Endured a cyclical neurasthenia.
She'd fall in a swoon
Each full of the moon
And recover at next neomenia.
March 20, 2015
qms commented on the word neomenia
For more on the wretched Eugenia's woes see comments at psychasthenia and xenia.
December 27, 2016
Gammerstang commented on the word neomenia
(noun) - In Greek and Jewish antiquities, the time of the new moon, the beginning of the lunar month; also, the festival held at that time. --Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1908
January 27, 2018