How do you use Indiction in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like period, plus the exact meaning.
Indiction meaning
- A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.
- A declaration or official announcement.
- The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
Synonyms of Indiction
Using Indiction
- The main meaning on this page is: A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc. | A declaration or official announcement. | The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
- Useful related words include: time period, period of time, period.
- In the example corpus, indiction often appears in combinations such as: indiction metonic, the indiction.
Context around Indiction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indiction
- In this selection, "indiction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, western, metonic, introduced and caused stand out and add context to how "indiction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include called western indiction introduced by and in the indiction metonic and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indiction" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indiction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sometimes the start of the year was reckoned as 24 September, the start of the so-called "western indiction" introduced by Bede. (22 words)
Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles. (31 words)
The indiction caused the Byzantine year, which used the Julian calendar, to begin on 1 September; this date is still used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for the beginning of the liturgical year. (33 words)
The indiction caused the Byzantine year, which used the Julian calendar, to begin on 1 September; this date is still used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for the beginning of the liturgical year. (33 words)
Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles. (31 words)
Sometimes the start of the year was reckoned as 24 September, the start of the so-called "western indiction" introduced by Bede. (22 words)
Example sentences (3)
Julian Period from indiction, Metonic and solar cycles Let Y be the year BC or AD and i, m and s respectively its positions in the indiction, Metonic and solar cycles.
Sometimes the start of the year was reckoned as 24 September, the start of the so-called "western indiction" introduced by Bede.
The indiction caused the Byzantine year, which used the Julian calendar, to begin on 1 September; this date is still used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for the beginning of the liturgical year.
Common combinations with indiction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: