horologion

noun

ho·​ro·​lo·​gion

ˌȯrəˈlȯˌyȯn

: a liturgical book in the Eastern Church containing the daily offices corresponding to the Western breviary

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek hōrologion, from Greek, timepiece

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