CANONICAL HOUR


Meaning of CANONICAL HOUR in English

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 : a time of day canonically appointed for an office of devotion

2 : one of the daily offices of devotion that compose the Divine Office and include matins with lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, and compline

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