canonical hour
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1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | prime, |
| definition | : | the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | terce, tierce, |
| definition | : | the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | sext, |
| definition | : | the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | nones, |
| definition | : | the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m. (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | evensong, vespers, |
| definition | : | the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | complin, compline, |
| definition | : | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring (noun.time) |
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