"heortology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German Heortologie, from Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ, “festival”) + -ology. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Heortologie}} German Heortologie, {{der|en|grc|ἑορτή||festival}} Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ, “festival”), {{af|en|-ology}} -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heortology (uncountable)
  1. The study of religious festivals. Wikipedia link: heortology Tags: uncountable Related terms: heortological, heortologist
    Sense id: en-heortology-en-noun-nnlBavjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology

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