canonical hour

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Benedictine vespers

Noun

canonical hour (plural canonical hours)

  1. The three-hour intervals of daytime religious services appointed by canon law.
    Synonyms: stound, tide
  2. (Christianity) The divine office or prayers appointed to each of these times of day.
    Hypernyms: Liturgy of the Hours, little hour
    Hyponyms: matins, lauds, prime, terce / tierce, sext, nones / none, vespers, complin / compline

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