hexameron

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hexameron^¹

/hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/ US
/hɛkˈsæ.mə.rən/ US

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From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”).

noun hexamerons · Hexameron · hexæmeron · hexaëmeron · hexaemeron · hexahemeron

The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story. He drew melancholy comparisons from Nature: men were compared to wandering clouds that dissolve into nothing, to wavering shadows, and shipwrecked beings, etc. His homilies on the Hexameron, too, shew thought of Nature.
The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
A treatise or sermon concerning the biblical creation story.

Hexameron^²

noun Hexamerons

Alternative letter-case form of hexameron

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@misc{hexameron_2026,
  title = {hexameron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hexameron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}