Associations to the word «Encaenia»

Wiktionary

ENCAENIA, proper noun. The eight days of celebration for the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
ENCAENIA, proper noun. An academic ceremony in which degrees or awards are given out.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats