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hexaemeron definition

hexa·em·eron (hek′sə em′ər än′)

noun

  1. Bible an account of the six-day period of the Creation, esp. that in Genesis
  2. a treatise dealing with the Creation

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) hexaēmeron < Gr hexaēmeros, of or in six days < hex, six + hēmera, day

Also hexahemeron hex′a·hem′·eron′ (-hem′-)
hexaemeron Idioms

the Hexaemeron

Bible the six-day period of the Creation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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