orthros

[ awr-thraws; English awr-thros ]

noun

1. Greek Orthodox Church. the morning office, corresponding to matins.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthros¹

< Late Greek, Greek órthros dawn

Example Sentences

Which, of course, would be like saying the winner will be a jackalope or Orthros, the two-headed monster dog, or of course, Finn McCool.

From Golf Digest

Orthros, or′thros, n. one of the Greek canonical hours, corresponding to the Western lauds.

From Project Gutenberg

He never slept day nor night, but walked unceasingly among his herds with his two-headed dog Orthros.

From Project Gutenberg

One was "Gargittos" and the other "Orthros."

From Project Gutenberg

Here we encounter again the three-headed Orthros under the identical title of Vritra, "he who shrouds or envelops," called also Cushna, "he who parches," Pani, "the robber," and Ahi, "the strangler."

From Project Gutenberg