terce

[ turs ]

/ tɜrs /

noun Ecclesiastical.

a variant of tierce (def. 3).

Words nearby terce

terbium metal, terbium oxide, Ter Borch, Terbrugghen, terbutaline, terce, Terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene

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Example sentences from the Web for terce

In the monastery church the monks were chanting "terce" to an empty nave.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
At tierce a short chapter-mass was sung followed by continued study; from terce to sext the nuns shall read lessons (l. 1905).
Woman under Monasticism|Lina Eckenstein
Now I hear the bell for terce--go forth, my son, and prove your vocation.
The House of Walderne|A. D. Crake
The standard English pronunciation now is ferce, perce, terce, and it is universal in New England.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.

After terce, they shall work at their respective tasks until the ninth hour.
A Source Book for Mediaeval History|Oliver J. Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for terce

terce

tierce

/ (tɜːs) /

noun

mainly RC Church the third of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the third hour of the day, about 9 a.m.

Word Origin for terce

a variant of tierce

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单词	terce
释义	terce [ turs ] / tɜrs / noun Ecclesiastical. a variant of tierce (def. 3). Words nearby terce terbium metal, terbium oxide, Ter Borch, Terbrugghen, terbutaline, terce, Terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terce In the monastery church the monks were chanting "terce" to an empty nave. God Wills It!\|William Stearns Davis At tierce a short chapter-mass was sung followed by continued study; from terce to sext the nuns shall read lessons (l. 1905). Woman under Monasticism\|Lina Eckenstein Now I hear the bell for terce--go forth, my son, and prove your vocation. The House of Walderne\|A. D. Crake The standard English pronunciation now is ferce, perce, terce, and it is universal in New England. Dissertation on the English Language\|Noah Webster, Jr. After terce, they shall work at their respective tasks until the ninth hour. A Source Book for Mediaeval History\|Oliver J. Thatcher British Dictionary definitions for terce terce tierce / (tɜːs) / noun mainly RC Church the third of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the third hour of the day, about 9 a.m. Word Origin for terce a variant of tierce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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