| NOUN | act | novena | a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days |
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| Meaning | A Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days. | |
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| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Broader | devotion | (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) |
| Spanish | novena | |
| Catalan | novena | |
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