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From the books' usual division of prayers according to the canonical hours.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
book of hours
Today it means: An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages. Full definition →
Today it means: An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages. Full definition →
From the books' usual division of prayers according to the canonical hours.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.