horologion

Meanings

Noun

A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

book of hours, horologium

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