hexameron

== English == === Alternative forms === Hexameron hexæmeron, hexaëmeron, hexaemeron hexahemeron === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/, /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rən/ === Noun === 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 or sermon concerning the biblical creation story. ==== Hypernyms ==== cosmogony ==== Related terms ==== Decameron