CANONICAL HOUR


Meaning of CANONICAL HOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.