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horologion

/hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horolo-gion
IPA
/hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/
  • British English: /ɒɹəˈlɒjɒn/

Usage

Synonyms

horologium book of hours

Questions

How do you pronounce horologion?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɔɹəloʊd͡ʒiən/.
What does horologion mean?
A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Where does horologion come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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