单词 | canonical hour |
释义 | canonical hour in British Englishnoun 1. Roman Catholic Church a. one of the seven prayer times appointed for each day by canon law b. the services prescribed for these times, namely matins, prime, terce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline 2. Church of England any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at which marriages may lawfully be celebrated canonical hour in American English Christianity 1. 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 2. the part of the Divine Office assigned to each of these periods |
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