Definition

Adjective: 1. Relating to hours or timekeeping: Pertaining to or indicating the hour; used in measuring or marking the passage of hours. 2. Occurring every hour; hourly: Happening or recurring once each hour. 3. Lasting for an hour: Having a duration of one hour.

Usage

• The horary cycle of the clock's chime marked the passage of time in the old town square.
• In traditional astrology, a horary chart is cast for the precise time a question is asked.
• The monk followed a horary schedule of prayers, observing each canonical hour.

Advanced Usage

• Horary astrology: A branch of astrology that answers a specific question based on the exact time it is posed to the astrologer.
  • He consulted horary astrology to determine the outcome of his journey.
• Horary circle: An instrument or diagram used for telling time, often in historical contexts.
  • The ancient sundial functioned as a horary circle.

Variants and Related Words

• Hourly (adj/adv): Occurring every hour; once an hour. (This is a more common synonym).
• Horology (n): The study and measurement of time; the art of making clocks and watches. (This is a related but broader field).

Synonyms

• Hourly
• Temporal (in the specific sense of relating to time)
• Chronometric (relating to the measurement of time)

Antonyms

• Continuous
• Perennial
• Timeless

Notes on Meaning

The word "horary" is technical and formal. Its primary modern use is in the context of horary astrology. In general descriptions of time, the word "hourly" is almost always preferred. The senses of "lasting an hour" or "relating to the hour" are now rare and largely archaic.

Adjective

1. relating to the hours
   • the horary cycle