antelucanadj.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻˈluːk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌæntəˈlukən/

Forms: 1600s antelucane, 1600s– antelucan, 1900s– antilucan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antelūcānus, antilūcānus.

Etymology: < classical Latin antelūcānus (also antilūcānus) of, belonging to, or occurring in the hours just before dawn < ante- ante- prefix + lūc- , lūx light (see light n.¹) + -ānus -an suffix.

Of, belonging to, or occurring in the hours just before dawn.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > pre-dawn

antelucan1609

pre-dawn1883

prematutinal1925

1609 G. Benson Serm. 7 May 23 To pray and praise their God in their antelucane hymns.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. vi. 103 All manner of Antelucan Labourers.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 44 The Phosphorus of Piety, and ante-lucan devotion.

1756 P. Whitfield Reply to Bourn's Free & Candid Considerations 45 Whether this Order of the President was against their antelucan Assemblies..doth not appear.

1799 A. Browne Compend. View Eccl. Law 271 They had the Vigil and Antelucan service.

1840 T. De Quincey On Essenes in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 109/2 This practice of crepuscular antelucan worship, possibly having reference to the ineffable mystery of the resurrection.

1900 County Gentleman 6 Oct. 1261/1 What with antelucan cubbing and post-prandial politics there is little time for reflection in the Shires at the present date.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 394 How serene does she now arise, a queen among the Pleiades, in the penultimate antelucan hour.

1987 D. Brin Uplift War 278 Gray, antilucan translucence was spreading across the sky, gradually driving out the fainter stars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antelucan
释义	antelucanadj. Brit. /ˌantᵻˈluːk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌæntəˈlukən/ Forms: 1600s antelucane, 1600s– antelucan, 1900s– antilucan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antelūcānus, antilūcānus. Etymology: < classical Latin antelūcānus (also antilūcānus) of, belonging to, or occurring in the hours just before dawn < ante- ante- prefix + lūc- , lūx light (see light n.¹) + -ānus -an suffix. Of, belonging to, or occurring in the hours just before dawn. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > pre-dawn antelucan1609 pre-dawn1883 prematutinal1925 1609 G. Benson Serm. 7 May 23 To pray and praise their God in their antelucane hymns. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. vi. 103 All manner of Antelucan Labourers. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 44 The Phosphorus of Piety, and ante-lucan devotion. 1756 P. Whitfield Reply to Bourn's Free & Candid Considerations 45 Whether this Order of the President was against their antelucan Assemblies..doth not appear. 1799 A. Browne Compend. View Eccl. Law 271 They had the Vigil and Antelucan service. 1840 T. De Quincey On Essenes in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 109/2 This practice of crepuscular antelucan worship, possibly having reference to the ineffable mystery of the resurrection. 1900 County Gentleman 6 Oct. 1261/1 What with antelucan cubbing and post-prandial politics there is little time for reflection in the Shires at the present date. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 394 How serene does she now arise, a queen among the Pleiades, in the penultimate antelucan hour. 1987 D. Brin Uplift War 278 Gray, antilucan translucence was spreading across the sky, gradually driving out the fainter stars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1609
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