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Meaning of "canonical hours" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANONICAL HOURS

canonical hours  [kəˈnɒnɪkəl aʊəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANONICAL HOURS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canonical hours is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANONICAL HOURS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

canonical hours

Canonical hours

The canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of periods of fixed prayer at regular intervals. A Book of Hours normally contains a version of, or selection from, such prayers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANONICAL HOURS


after-hours
ˌɑːftərˈaʊəz
contours
ˈkɒntʊəz
flexihours
ˈflɛksɪˌaʊəz
hours
aʊəz
ours
aʊəz
scours
ˈskaʊəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANONICAL HOURS

canon
canon cancrizans
canon law
canon regular
canoness
canonic
canonical
canonical hour
canonically
canonicals
canonicate
canonicity
canonisation
canonise
canoniser
canonist
canonistic
canonization
canonize
canonizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANONICAL HOURS

banking hours
book of hours
business hours
consulting hours
daylight hours
late hours
little hours
office hours
opening hours
peak hours
school hours
shopping hours
small hours
surgery hours
the small hours
till all hours
Tours
twenty-four hours
twilight hours
visiting hours
waking hours

Synonyms and antonyms of canonical hours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «canonical hours» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANONICAL HOURS

Find out the translation of canonical hours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of canonical hours from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «canonical hours» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

典型小时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horas canónicas
570 millions of speakers

English

canonical hours
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विहित घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكنسي ساعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

канонические часов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horas canônicas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যানোনিকাল ঘন্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heures canoniques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam kanun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kanonischen Stunden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正規の時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정규 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam kanonik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giờ Kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியமன நேரங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिकृत तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanuni saatler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ore canoniche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

godziny kanoniczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

канонічні годин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ore canonice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανονικές ώρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanonieke ure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanoniska timmar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanoniske timer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of canonical hours

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANONICAL HOURS»

The term «canonical hours» is used very little and occupies the 152.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANONICAL HOURS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about canonical hours

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANONICAL HOURS»

Discover the use of canonical hours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to canonical hours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Canonical Hours, from Ancient Sources. By a Catholic ...
0F THE SERVICES OF THE CHOIR, AND THE MANNER 0F PERF0RMING THEM. 1. THE “ Canonical Hours” are vocal prayers, instituted by the Church, to be said at certain hours, in accordance with the sacred canons, by persons set apart ...
‎1868
2
Horæ Diurnæ: the Ancient Services for the Canonical Hours. ...
TH E flnrisnt 52mins FOR THE CANONICAL HOURS: To which are added the Services as they are said on the three latter days of Holy Week, and on Easter Sunday; an Oflice to be used before and after attending the Celebration of the Holy ...
3
Prayers for the Seven Canonical Hours ... Chiefly from ...
Page [NTERCESSloNS AND SUPPLlCA'HoNS :For the Bishops and Clergy . . . 50 For a Church and Parish . . 50 A Form of Intercesiion, &o. . . . 51 At the Mid-day Hours . . . . . 53 For the Converfion of Sinners . . , 54, A GENERAL ...
4
The Canonical Hours, Compiled from Ancient Sources, by a ...
uniformly taken from the Holy Scriptures. The Hymns have been inserted by kind permission of Mr. Novello, as well as Dr. Neale, from the “Hymnal Noted.” The Lections have been carefully selected with due regard to the old arrangement as  ...
5
The Mystical Space of Carmel: A Commentary on the Carmelite Rule
The word "psalms" is changed into "canonical hours". Concealed behind this modification are several changes. First, in speaking of canonical hours the text is referring to a different type of prayer: the type of communal prayer that developed in ...
Kees Waaijman, 1999
6
Birth, Marriage, and Death : Ritual, Religion, and the ...
... 1665.7 The requirement that weddings took place in daylight, within canonical hours, was one way to safeguard against deception. When Elizabethan bishops ( such as Matthew Parker in 1560, John Aylmer in 1577, and Herbert Westfaling ...
David Cressy, 1997
7
Magdalena's Conflict
AMDG—Latin initials for “All for the greater honor and glory of God” Angelus— prayers recited at 5:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 6:00 PM Canonical hours—matins, lauds, prime, terce, vespers, and compline; the divisions of the divine office recited at ...
Frances Bries Wojnar, 2006
8
The Encyclopedia of Christianity
It became a fixed part of the Christian liturgy from the fourth century onward, finding a place both in the canonical — > hours and in the — > Eucharist. 2.2.1. As regards the canonical hours, there are two very different traditions in the use of ...
Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, 2005
9
Daily Life in Chaucer's England
For such people, the closest thing to a clock would be the bells of the village church, so if some precision was needed, time would be reckoned according to the canonical hours, the traditional schedule of the monastic cycle of daily prayer:  ...
Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Will McLean, 2009
10
Sybelle
LAUDS: one of the canonical hours; sunrise (4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., depending upon the season). LEECH: a person who treated injuries and sometimes illness, sometimes combining this with the profession of barber; not a learned physician but a ...
Roberta Gellis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANONICAL HOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term canonical hours is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Richard III's Reburial Commences
The compline is the final office, or church service, of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. It serves as a completion of the hours ... «New Historian, Mar 15»
2
Toast the new year with these champagne alternatives
“Also known as the Eversong, which is the sixth of the seven canonical hours, this reminded me of the hour before midnight drawing near.”. «austin360, Dec 14»
3
New Year's Vespers and Youth Strings
... the setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church is harmonically gorgeous. (6 p.m., Dec. 31 and Jan. «New York Times, Dec 14»
4
Charting the enigmatic life of Antonio Bosio
Bosio also declared that he was too busy serving as the Grand Master's secretary to find the time to recite the holy office of the canonical hours ... «Times of Malta, Dec 14»
5
The Beauty of Catholic Education III: Classroom Preparation for the …
Nevertheless, the Church has set aside certain canonical hours at various times throughout the day and night. These are the canonical Hours: ... «Catholic News Agency, Dec 14»
6
Faith-and-values news, events: Oct. 11-17
Compline is the final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. First-Plymouth will offer this ancient service on the ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Oct 14»
7
10 Best Historical Novels
Hansen's subtle interrogation of hysteria versus faith is rooted deeply in the rural turn-of-the-century workday, ruled by the canonical hours. «Publishers Weekly, Sep 14»
8
Finding Your Religion
That is, I started praying the canonical hours, using a rosary (sporadically), acknowledging the liturgical calendar, and following the lectionary ... «The American Conservative, Sep 14»
9
'New and creative ways of prayer' available for everyday life
The books are divided by the liturgical year, and each of the services for each of the eight canonical hours of the day has a theme, including ... «Anglicannews, Aug 14»
10
Small Volume, Big Patron
The prayer book is exhibited with its pendant volume, a tiny book of hours (containing prayers to be recited at specific canonical hours of the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 14»

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