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Breviary vs Horologion - What's the difference?

breviary | horologion |

As nouns the difference between breviary and horologion

is that breviary is a book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours while horologion is a liturgical book in the Eastern Church, containing the daily offices corresponding to the Western breviary.

breviary

English

(wikipedia breviary)

Noun

(breviaries)
  • A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
  • (obsolete) A brief statement or summary.

    • horologion

    English

    (wikipedia horologion)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A liturgical book in the Eastern Church, containing the daily offices corresponding to the Western breviary.