See Also: Encaenia(dictionary)

Encaenia (iou)



Encaenia noun. LME.
[Latin from Greek egkainia dedication festival, formed as EN-2 + kainos new, recent.]
A renewal; a dedicatory festival. Only in LME.
The anniversary festival of the dedication of a place of worship, esp. (in Judaism) of the Temple at Jerusalem. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
The annual Commemoration of founders and benefactors at Oxford University. L17.