neomenia

noun

ne·​o·​me·​nia

ˌnēəˈmēnēə

plural -s

: the time of the new moon

also : the festival of the new moon

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek neomēnia, from ne- + -mēnia (from mēnē moon)

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