hexameron
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”).
Noun edit
hexameron (plural hexamerons)
- (theology) The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
- (theology) The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
- (literature) A treatise concerning the biblical creation story.