canonical hour
noun
1
: a time of day canonically appointed for an office of devotion
2
: one of the daily offices of devotion that compose the Divine Office and include matins with lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, and compline
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“Canonical hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canonical%20hour. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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