Horologion
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The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horologion canonical | 16 |
| Liturgy of the Hours | 4 |
| Book of Hours (Byzantine usage) | 1 |
| Byzantine Daily Office | 1 |
| Coptic Agpeya (Book of Hours) | 1 |
| Coptic Horologion | 1 |
| Great Horologion | 1 |
| Hours (Byzantine office) | 1 |
| Jashots (Book of Hours) | 1 |
| Short Horologion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T191589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horologion Context triple: [Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, liturgicalBook, Horologion]
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A.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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B.
Psalter
The Psalter is the traditional name for the biblical Book of Psalms, a collection of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
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C.
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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D.
Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
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E.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Horologion Target entity description: The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
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A.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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B.
Psalter
The Psalter is the traditional name for the biblical Book of Psalms, a collection of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
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C.
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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D.
Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
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E.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox liturgical book
ⓘ
liturgical book ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Book of Hours (Byzantine usage)
ⓘ
linked to:
Horologion
|
| contains |
fixed hymns of the daily cycle
ⓘ
fixed psalmody of the daily cycle ⓘ rubrics for daily services ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
|
| follows | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| hasContent |
fixed daily cycle of services
ⓘ
hymns ⓘ prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ |
| hasSection |
dismissals
ⓘ
opening prayers ⓘ troparia and kontakia of the day in some editions ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Great Horologion
ⓘ
linked to:
Horologion
Short Horologion ⓘ
linked to:
Horologion
|
| includesService |
Compline
ⓘ
Daily Molebens and Akathists in some editions ⓘ First Hour ⓘ Inter-Hours ⓘ Matins ⓘ Midnight Office ⓘ Ninth Hour ⓘ Sixth Hour ⓘ Third Hour ⓘ Typika ⓘ
linked to:
Aposticha
Vespers ⓘ |
| languageOfTypicalEdition |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ various modern vernacular languages ⓘ |
| organizedBy | hours of prayer ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine liturgical books ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Menaion
ⓘ
Octoechos ⓘ Pentecostarion ⓘ Triodion ⓘ |
| timeScope | used throughout the liturgical year ⓘ |
| tradition | Eastern Orthodox liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
chanters
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ readers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
celebration of the daily office
ⓘ
ordering liturgical services ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| usedWith |
Menaion and other variable-text books
ⓘ
Psalter ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Horologion Description of subject: The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Byzantine