Meaning of Horologe | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of sundial or clock, a device or mechanism used to tell the hour of the day.

archaic, historical

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Examples

“He'll watch⟳ the horologe a double⟳ set⟳, If drink⟳ rock not his cradle.”

“A SOUL is not like⟳ wind (spiritus, or breath) contained within a capsule; the ALMIGHTY MAKER is not like⟳ a Clockmaker that once, in old immemorial ages, having made his Horologe of a Universe, sits ever since and sees it go! Not at all. Hence comes Atheism; come⟳, as we say⟳, many other isms […]”

“The custodian of the horologe at Ely (1291) was paid 3s. annually for looking after something, which cannot have⟳ been a trifling object, for many labourers would gladly have⟳ done a month's hard work⟳ for that sum.”

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