horologion
Meanings
noun
- A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Pronunciation
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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.
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