encaenia
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
/ɛnˈsiːniə/
Definition of encaenia
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The eight days of celebration for the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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noun
- The eight days of celebration for the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
- An academic ceremony in which degrees or awards are given out.
- A festival held to mark the anniversary of the dedication of a church or temple; (especially), of the Temple at Jerusalem.
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The annual commemoration service of founders and benefactors of Oxford University.
“I am but just returned from two great shews that have been exhibited lately the review at Portsmouth and the encenia at Oxford.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin encaenia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκαίνια (enkaínia, “a festival of renewal or dedication”).
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