horologion

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horologion

/hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/ US
/ɒɹəˈlɒjɒn/ UK

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From Medieval 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.

noun Horologion

uncountable A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches. The Orthodox horologion is roughly equivalent to the Catholic breviary.
Similar: horologium, book of hours

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@misc{horologion_2026,
  title = {horologion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horologion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}