horologium
Meaning
- (archaic, historical) Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
- (uncommon) Synonym of astronomical clock.
- Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔɹəˈloʊd͡ʒiəm/
Etymology
From Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). In reference to Eastern Orthodoxy, via its Byzantine Greek development. See menologium. Doublet of horologe.
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