单词 | day hour |
释义 | > as lemmasday hour day hour n. (a) an hour of the day (as opposed to the night); (b) Christian Church (in plural) (in the Western Church) those prayers or offices for the canonical hours appointed to be said during the day, as opposed to during the night (cf. hour n. 5, little hours n. 2). ΚΠ ?1556 L. Digges Tectonicon xix. sig. E.iii By tables to get a true knowledge of the daye houre, and that diuers wayes, wyth the helpe of the squyre. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. 77 The upper half of the circle..is the Day-Hours, and the lower..is the Night-Hours. 1722 J. Stevens Hist. Antient Abbeys I. 359/2 He..commanded them to perform the Night as well as the Day Hours of Divine Service. 1855 P. Freeman Princ. Divine Service I. 220 There is, however, attached to each of these ‘day-hours’ a ‘mid-hour’ Office. 1997 Cathedral Music Winter 9/2 Beginning with Vespers followed by Compline, there followed the night-hours of Matins and Lauds and the day-hours of Prime, Terce, Sext and None. 2011 Econ. Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. These are faceless entities who cover their faces during the day hours and become most active at night. < as lemmas |
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