Definition of HOROLOGIUM

horologium

Meanings

Plural: horologia, horologiums

Noun

  • Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
  • Synonym of astronomical clock.
  • Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). In reference to Eastern Orthodoxy, via its Byzantine Greek development. See menologium. Doublet of horologe.

Synonyms

astronomical clock, chronometer or clock, horologion

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