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horologion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒɹəˈlɒjɒn/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

Examples

  • The Orthodox horologion is roughly equivalent to the Catholic breviary.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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.