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Liturgy of the hours

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divine officenounSynonym of Liturgy of the Hours.
hournoun(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
canonical hournoun(Christianity) The divine office or prayers appointed to each of these times of day.
uhtsongnoun(Christianity, obsolete) Matins.
book of hoursnoun(Christianity, chiefly historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.
horologionnoun(Christianity) A liturgical book containing the daily offices of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
chapternounOne of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
nonesnoun(Christianity) The divine office appointed to the hour.
horariumnoun(Catholicism) The daily schedule of a religious house or seminary.
officenoun(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
holy hournoun(Christianity) the hour of fasting and prayer before communion is to be taken.
ordinary(law, of a judge) Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
properSuitable.
lesser litanynoun(religion, liturgy) A reference to the versicles and responses, with the Lord's Prayer, that follow the Apostles' Creed at morning prayer and evening prayer.
little officenoun(Christianity) A short service of psalms, hymns, collects, etc.
divine liturgynounThe Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic eucharistic service.
litanynounA ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
menaionnounThe annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
lectionarynoun(Christianity, Judaism) A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.
hierurgynounA sacred performance.

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