heortology

[ hee-awr-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌhi ɔrˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.

Origin of heortology

1900–05; < Greek heort(ḗ) a feast, festival + -o- + -logy

Words nearby heortology

hent, hentai, hentoff, henty, henze, heortology, hep, hep a, hepa, hepar, heparin