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horologion

UK/ɒɹəˈlɒjɒn/US/hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/

horologion noun: a liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

Noun

horologion (uncountable)

  1. A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
    • The Orthodox horologion is roughly equivalent to the Catholic breviary.

Synonyms of horologion

Forms of horologion

alternative formHorologion

Origin of horologion

From Byzantine Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion, “book of hours”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time period, hour”) + λόγιον (lógion, “record; measuring device”), from λόγος (lógos) + -ιον (-ion). Doublet of horologe and horologium. See menologion.

Questions about horologion

What does horologion mean?
Horologion means a liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
What part of speech is horologion?
Horologion is a noun.
How do you pronounce horologion?
Horologion is pronounced /hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/ (US).

Words near horologion in the dictionary

  1. horologies
  2. horologiographer
  3. horologiographers
  4. horologiographic
  5. horologiography
  6. horologion
  7. horologist
  8. horologists
  9. horologium
  10. horologium florae
  11. horologiums

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