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

His earlier Horae are also illustrated with woodcuts, and in at least one edition we find the unusual combination of woodcut borders and copperplate pictures.

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

The pieces in this volume, which the publishers have selected from the two volumes of "Horae Subsecivae," omitting the more professional papers, are full of humor, tenderness, and common sense.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 by Various

Passing on, we come now to V�rard’s countermove to Du Pr�’s group, Horae measuring 6 inches or a little under by about 3�.

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)

For a very full and impartial history of the long controversy over this passage, see Charles Butler's Horae Biblicae, reprinted in Jared Sparks's Theological Essays and Tracts, vol. ii.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson