SINCE 1828
canonical hour
nounDefinition of canonical hour
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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