English Explanatory Dictionary

liturgy of the hours

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Liturgy of the Hours.
noun
  1. A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

Word forms

liturgy of the hours liturgies of the hours

Synonyms

breviary divine office canonical hours
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