English noun: canonical hour | |||
1. | canonical hour (time) (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | complin, compline, evensong, matins, morning prayer, nones, prime, sext, terce, tierce, vespers | ||
Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||