The Greek astronomers apparently borrowed the notion of dividing the day into twelve parts (mentioned in Herodotus) from the Babylonians. Greek hora could mean "a season 'the season' (spring or summer)." In classical times it sometimes meant "a part of the day," such as morning, evening, noon, night. Replaced Old English tid, literally "time" (see tide (n.)) and stund "period of time, point of time, hour," from Proto-Germanic *stundo (compare German Stunde "hour"), which is of uncertain origin. The h- has persisted in this word despite not being pronounced since Roman times. Meaning "time of a particular happening the time for a given activity" (as in hour of death) is mid-14c. distinction sometimes was made in English between temporary (unequal) hours and sidereal (equal) ones. In the Middle Ages the planets were held to rule over the unequal hours. Meaning "one of the 24 equal parts of a natural solar day (time from one sunrise to the next), equal hour definite time of day or night reckoned in equal hours," and that of "one of the 12 equal parts of an artificial day (sunrise to sunset) or night, varying in duration according to the season definite time of day or night reckoned in unequal hours" are from late 14c. 1300, "time of day appointed for prayer, one of the seven canonical hours," from Old French ore, hore "canonical hour one-twelfth of a day" (sunrise to sunset), from Latin hora "an hour " poetically "time of year, season," from Greek hōra a word used to indicate any limited time within a year, month, or day (from PIE *yor-a-, from root *yer- "year, season " see year).Ĭhurch sense is oldest in English. 1200, "divine office prescribed for each of the seven canonical hours the daily service at the canonical hours " c. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'horology.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 In a nice philanthropic twist, 20 percent of this sale’s proceeds have been donated to the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers’ Careers Hub to support horology students. Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2021 Their line has grown substantially in recent years, as has their respect in the horology world. Elizabeth Mccracken, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022 Perhaps Leo could get interested in horology. 2023 Finding yourself interested in horology? - Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2023 Last week, while Gwyneth Paltrow was clearing her name in a Utah court, the world of high horology descended on Geneva for the annual Watches and Wonders fair. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, Regardless, Clymer believes the connection between horology and culture at large reflects luxury watches' growing role in mainstream consciousness. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, Terreni, who was once president of horology at LVMH’s Bulgari, says that Parmigiani Fleurier’s recent success is due, in part, to its status as an independent. Recent Examples on the Web This latest superhero Audemars Piguet watch - linking haute horology and pop culture - is being made in a limited edition of just 250 pieces, as the Black Panther AP was.
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