CANONICAL HOUR


Meaning of CANONICAL HOUR in English

Eccles. any of certain periods of the day set apart for prayer and devotion: these are matins and lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.

[ 1400-50; late ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .