| 释义 |
‖ novena R.C. Ch.|nəʊˈviːnə|
[med.L. novēna, f. novem nine.]
A devotion consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days.
1853Faber All for Jesus Ded., Every month that went by, every feast, novena, octave, triduo. 1880Littledale Plain Reasons xviii. 54 Litanies and novenas take up most of the time spent in church. 1889Cath. News 23 Nov. 2/5 A Novena of Masses to Mary Immaculate. |