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ALL meanings of canonical hour

ca·non·i·cal hour
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  • noun canonical hour one of the seven prayer times appointed for each day by canon law 3
  • noun canonical hour the services prescribed for these times, namely matins, prime, terce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline 3
  • noun canonical hour any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at which marriages may lawfully be celebrated 3
  • noun canonical hour any of seven periods of the day assigned to recitation of the Divine Office: the hours are matins (with lauds), prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, and compline 3
  • noun canonical hour the part of the Divine Office assigned to each of these periods 3
  • noun canonical hour Ecclesiastical. 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. 1
  • noun canonical hour Any of certain times of day at which specified prayers are said according to canon law. 0
  • noun canonical hour The prayers said at these times. 0
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