Meanings
nouncanonical hour (plural canonical hours)
plural canonical hours
- ChristianityThe divine office or prayers appointed to each of these times of day.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic سَاعَة, سَوَاعٍ
- سَاعَة (sāʕa)prayers
- سَوَاعٍ (sawāʕin)prayers
Finnish rukoushetki
- rukoushetkiprayers
French heure canoniale
- heure canonialethree-hour intervals
German Hore
- Horethree-hour intervals
Hungarian zsolozsma
- zsolozsmaprayers
Latin hōra canonica, hōra
- hōra canonicathree-hour intervals
- hōrathree-hour intervals
- officiumprayers
Polish godzina kanoniczna, godzina kanoniczna
- godzina kanonicznathree-hour intervals
- godzina kanonicznaprayers
Swedish tidebön
- tidebönprayers
Cite this entry
APA
canonical hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canonical%20hour
MLA
“canonical hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canonical%20hour. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canonical hour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canonical%20hour.
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