liturgy of the hours

noun

A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

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breviarydivine officecanonical hours
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Meanings

liturgy of the hours1

nounliturgy of the hours (usually uncountable, plural liturgies of the hours)

plural liturgies of the hours

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of Liturgy of the Hours.

Liturgy of the Hours2

nounLiturgy of the Hours (uncountable)

alternative liturgy of the hours

  1. uncountableCatholicism and Eastern OrthodoxyA liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

    Synonyms: breviary, divine office, Divine Office, canonical hours

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

Similar
breviarydivine officeDivine Officecanonical hours
Also see
divine officeoffice

Translations

Danish tidebøn
  • tidebønliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Dutch getijde
  • getijdeliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Finnish hetkipalvelus
  • hetkipalvelusliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
German Stundengebet
  • Stundengebetliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Hungarian az imaórák liturgiája
  • az imaórák liturgiájaliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Italian liturgia delle ore
  • liturgia delle oreliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Latin liturgia horarum
  • liturgia horarumliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Polish liturgia godzin
  • liturgia godzinliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Portuguese liturgia das horas
  • liturgia das horasliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Russian литурги́я часо́в
  • литурги́я часо́в (liturgíja časóv)liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Spanish liturgia de las horas
  • liturgia de las horasliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
Swedish tidegärd
  • tidegärdliturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
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