Horae

American  

[hawr-ee, hohr-ee] / ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).

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Horae British  

/ ˈhɔːriː /

plural noun

1. Also called: the Hours.  classical myth the goddesses of the seasons

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Etymology

Origin of Horae

From the Latin word Hōrae literally, hours

Example Sentences

In February, 1529, he produced a much smaller Horae in roman type without borders, but with some very delicate little cuts, used again by Olivier Mallard, who married his widow, in 1542.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

The seasons of vacation he would often spend collating ancient manuscripts in the Vatican library, and one of the fruits of that labor was his Horae Syriacae, published when he was only twenty-five years old.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

The British Museum possesses one of two known copies of this Horae, and the late Prince d’Essling bought the other.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

Work done by “ia” is also sometimes found copied by another cutter calling himself VGO, whose name is also found on some copies of French Horae cuts in a Venice Horae of 1513.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

On 10 July, 1493, these are found in a Horae issued by Laurens Philippe.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)