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

For his Missals and Breviaries as for his Horae Plantin sometimes used woodcuts, sometimes copperplates.

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

From 1490 onwards learned Latin books occur more frequently, and printing rapidly became as general or miscellaneous as at Paris itself, although only a single attempt was made, unsuccessfully, to rival the Paris Horae.

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

He has been regarded by Horace Walpole and others as the author of some essays, Horae Subsecivae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

There are more than two species of this curious genus, first published in the Horae Entomologicae.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George

We must turn now to the Paris Horae.

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