The ecclesiastical office celebrated just before daybreak; nocturns or matins.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > canonical hours > matins > [noun] (14) uht-songa900 The ecclesiastical office celebrated just before daybreak; nocturns or matins. ughten-songc1175 = uht-song, n. matinsc1300 Christian Church. One of the daily offices appointed in the breviary of the Western Christian Church, usually taken as forming (with the following… matutine1455 Chiefly in plural. Matins (see matins, n. 1). matinsc1480 = sense 1b. Obsolete. rare. morning prayer1552 A formal act of worship taking place in the morning, spec. (in the Anglican Church) the service of matins; a prayer assigned for use in the morning… morning office1765 a morning service. Subcategories:— division of (3) — in Holy Week, with lauds (2) — in office of dead (1) — communion service following (1) |
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