Canonical hours Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
canonical hour.
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- certain stated times of the day, fixed by ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In England, this name is also given to the hours from 8
a. m. to 3p. m. (formerly 8a. m. to 12m. ) before and after which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish church.
