encaenia

创立庆典, 教堂奠基[落成]纪念

发音

/ɛnˈsiːniə/

别名

encenia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A festival held to mark the anniversary of the dedication of a church or temple; (especially), of the Temple at Jerusalem.

  2. 2.

    The annual commemoration service of founders and benefactors of Oxford University.

词源

From Latin encaenia, from Ancient Greek (τὰ) ἐγκαίνια ((tà) enkaínia, “dedication festival”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καινός (kainós, “new”).

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