menology

1. (uncommon) The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.Examples: "...in Afghanistan, we find two systems of month-names. One of these... is of Indian origin..., while the other is borrowed from the Mohammedan menology..."; "The Romans themselves believed Romulus had given them a 10-month lunar calendar, but modern scholars consider the actual original state of Roman menology uncertain."uncommon

2. (often capitalized) Synonym of menologium, a monthly record, particularly in Assyriology and certain Christian contexts.Examples: "In the Mart. of Donegal, this is the day of St. Comgall (Comhgall), placed in the Menology on the 27th June, as having no day."; "The menology of the tenth century has the formula ..."; "The duration of the rites of mourning over nine days is... supported by references in a Standard Babylonian menology..."Synonyms: menologiumcapitalizedoften

3. (rare) The content of a menologium, a liturgical calendar or hagiography.Examples: "Their readings from the holy Scriptures and from the fathers, from the menologies of the church and the teachings of its principal pastors, are a great, continually swelling hymn of praise to the rule of providence and to the progressive actualization of the eternal plan of salvation."; "The menologies of St Symeon mostly repeat earlier accounts but include some small additions as well."rare