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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPLINE

From Old French complie, from Medieval Latin hōra complēta, literally: the completed hour, from Latin complēre to fill up, complete.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLINE

compline  [ˈkɒmplɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compline 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 COMPLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compline

Compline is the final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day. The word was first used in this sense about the beginning of the 6th century by St. Benedict in his Rule, in Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 42, and he even uses the verb complere to signify Compline: "Omnes ergo in unum positi compleant"; "et exuentes a completorio" . Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, and certain other Christian denominations with liturgical traditions prescribe Compline services. Compline tends to be a contemplative Office that emphasizes spiritual peace. In many monasteries it is the custom to begin the "Great Silence" after Compline, during which the whole community, including guests, observes silence throughout the night until the morning service the next day.

Definition of compline in the English dictionary

The definition of compline in the dictionary is the last of the seven canonical hours of the divine office.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLINE


caplin
ˈkæplɪn
chaplain
ˈtʃæplɪn
Chaplin
ˈtʃæplɪn
complin
ˈkɒmplɪn
discipline
ˈdɪsɪplɪn
indiscipline
ɪnˈdɪsɪplɪn
Joplin
ˈdʒɒplɪn
multidiscipline
ˌmʌltɪˈdɪsɪplɪn
poplin
ˈpɒplɪn
subdiscipline
ˈsʌbˌdɪsɪplɪn
undiscipline
ʌnˈdɪsɪplɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLINE

complication
complicative
complice
complicit
complicities
complicitly
complicitous
complicity
complied
complier
complies
compliment
complimental
complimentarily
complimentary
complimenter
compliments
compliments slip
complin
complish

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLINE

Caroline
decline
external spline
helpline
hipline
hotline
internal spline
line
offline
on line
online
outline
prefect of discipline
self-discipline
spline
strapline
timeline
topline
trapline
tumpline

Synonyms and antonyms of compline in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «compline» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLINE

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

Translator English - Chinese

compline
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

completas
570 millions of speakers

English

compline
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

compline
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

compline
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повечерие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compline
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমপ্লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

complies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengadu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Komplet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

compline
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compline
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compline
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

compline
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

compline
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compieta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kompleta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повечір´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pavecernița
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Απόδειπνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

comp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Comp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Comp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compline

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLINE»

The term «compline» is regularly used and occupies the 74.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compline» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compline» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLINE»

Discover the use of compline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Musical Settings for Noonday and Compline
A handy booklet for singing the Noonday Office and Compline containing appropriate hymns, psalms, lessons, responsories, etc. Especially useful for camps and conference centers. (31 pp, pkg. of 10)
Church Publishing Staff, Episcopal Church, 2000
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Vesper and Compline Music for Multiple Choirs
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Jeffrey Kurtzman, 2003
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Vesper and Compline Music for One Principal Voice: Vesper & ...
These volumes comprise music for the Roman Catholic Office Hours of Vespers and Compline published in Italy during the seventeenth century. The great majority of these publications constitute music for Vespers, often printed together with ...
Jeffrey Kurtzman, 2013
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Vesper and Compline Music for Two Principal Voices: Vesper & ...
These volumes comprise music for the Roman Catholic Office Hours of Vespers and Compline published in Italy during the seventeenth century. The great majority of these publications constitute music for Vespers, often printed together with ...
Jeffrey Kurtzman, Anne Schnoebelen, 2013
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Vesper and Compline Music for Four Principal Voices:
Introduction to the Vesper and Compline Volumes Giovanni Battista Biondi da Cesena, 1630 Canto о Tenore ad. rI`hese Volumes comprise music for the Roman Catholic Office Hours of Vespers and Compline published in Italy during the ...
Jeffrey Kurtzman, 2014
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Vesper and Compline Music for Five Principal Voices
These volumes comprise music for the Roman Catholic Office Hours of Vespers and Compline published in Italy during the seventeenth century. The great majority of these publications constitute music for Vespers, often printed together with ...
Jeffrey Kurtzman, 2013
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Vesper and Compline Music for Three Principal Voices
Introduction to the Vesper and Compline Volumes A 3. voci Concertato Canto, Alto, & Basso Canto Alto. These volumes comprise music for the Roman Catholic Office Hours of Vespers and Compline published in Italy during the seventeenth ...
Jeffrey Kurtzman, 2013
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Prayer as Night Falls: Experiencing Compline
This beautiful book allows you to experience and participate in the last of the daily cycle of fixed-hour prayer: Compline.
Kenneth Peterson, 2013
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The Akathist Hymn and Little Compline Arrangement - The ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Anon, 2007
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Omnes Compleant: A Conductor's Resource Guide to the Office ...
Compline is the last of the liturgical celebrations within the daily cycle of the Roman Catholic Divine Office.
D. Jason Bishop, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compline is used in the context of the following news items.
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Church Calendar
St. Anna's Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist on Sunday at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., and Compline / Bible Study the ... «Atmore News, Jul 15»
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Mother Miriam's Heart for the Family and Church
We begin with Lauds at 5:30 a.m. We also pray Vespers and Compline, have a daily Holy Hour and the Rosary. We have a common schedule ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»
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Lexington Church of the Cross to offer VBS – Mansfield News Journal
St. Anna's Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist on Sunday at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., and Compline / Bible Study the ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
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Religion Briefs: July 3, 2015
Trinity Compline Choir will intone an ancient, monastic prayer service for the completion of the day at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 5. The centerpiece ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»
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Are you scared of the dark?
... ghost trains at the fairground, to the movement-sensitive lights attached to our houses, to the service of compline, the final prayers of the day, ... «Ipswich Star, Jun 15»
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Church of England Embraces Twitter, Live-Tweets Services at …
All they need do is log on to Twitter, follow Ripon Cathedral's Twitter account, and follow the hashtag #Compline. With this, they can even ... «Social News Daily, Jun 15»
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Cathedral to live tweet services as Church of England embraces …
Using their phones and laptops, they can take part in prayers live, responding during the service with the hashtag #compline. The North ... «Irish Mirror, Jun 15»
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Prayer vigils to be held locally in remembrance of victims of …
“The 9 p.m. service of Compline on Sunday will conclude with a brief prayer vigil for the nine faithful believers in Charleston who were ... «Thehour.com, Jun 15»
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Cooksbridge, Offham and Hamsey
COMPLINE: In Hamsey Church tonight, Friday, at 8pm. Judge Michael Kennedy's group will be singing the ancient service of Compline I the ... «Sussex Express, Jun 15»
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Seth Lerer on Voices from the English Past
He lightly annotates, at times, offering useful information (“compline” defined as “the first canonical hour of the day”), at times offering curiously ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

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