| NOUN | time | canonical hour | (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer |
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| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer. | |
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| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Narrower | compline, complin | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
| matins, morning prayer | The first canonical hour | |
| nones | The fifth of the seven canonical hours | |
| prime | The second canonical hour | |
| sext | The fourth of the seven canonical hours | |
| terce, tierce | The third canonical hour | |
| vespers, evensong | The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office | |
| Broader | hour, time of day | clock time |
| Spanish | hora canónica | |
| Catalan | hora canònica | |
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