Anthology

An·thol·o·gy

Anthology

n.
  1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]
  2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]
  3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.
  4. A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services. (Gr. Ch.)