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 |
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Narrower | compline, complin | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
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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 |
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Spanish | hora canónica |
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Catalan | hora canònica |
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