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单词 ferial
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Definition of ferial in English:

ferial

adjective ˈfɪərɪəlˈfɛərɪəl
Christian Church
  • Denoting an ordinary weekday, as opposed to one appointed for a festival or fast.

    〔基督教〕(相对节日、禁食期而言的)平日

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are usually referred to as festal responses, ferial responses keeping the chant in the treble and being harmonized in a simple fashion.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin ferialis, from Latin feria 'holiday'. In late Latin feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to mean 'day of the week' (e.g. secunda feria 'second day, Monday'), but Sunday (Dominicus) and Saturday (Sabbatum) were usually referred to by their names; hence feria came to mean 'ordinary weekday'.

Rhymes

arterial, bacterial, cereal, criterial, ethereal, funereal, immaterial, imperial, magisterial, managerial, material, ministerial, presbyterial, serial, sidereal, venereal, biomaterial

Definition of ferial in US English:

ferial

adjective
Christian Church
  • Denoting an ordinary weekday, as opposed to one appointed for a festival or fast.

    〔基督教〕(相对节日、禁食期而言的)平日

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are usually referred to as festal responses, ferial responses keeping the chant in the treble and being harmonized in a simple fashion.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin ferialis, from Latin feria ‘holiday’. In late Latin feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to mean ‘day of the week’ (e.g. secunda feria ‘second day, Monday’), but Sunday (Dominicus) and Saturday (Sabbatum) were usually referred to by their names; hence feria came to mean ‘ordinary weekday’.

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