HyperDic: canonical_hour

English > 1 sense of the expression canonical hour:
NOUNtimecanonical hour(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
English > canonical hour: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer.
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Narrowercompline, complinlast of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
matins, morning prayerThe first canonical hour
nonesThe fifth of the seven canonical hours
primeThe second canonical hour
sextThe fourth of the seven canonical hours
terce, tierceThe third canonical hour
vespers, evensongThe sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office
Broaderhour, time of dayclock time
Spanishhora canónica
Catalanhora canònica

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