compline

[ kom-plin, -plahyn ]

/ ˈkɒm plɪn, -plaɪn /

noun Ecclesiastical.

the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.

Also com·plin

[kom-plin]. /ˈkɒm plɪn/.

Origin of compline

1175–1225; Middle English comp(e)lin, equivalent to compli, cump(e)lie (<Old French complie, cumplie<Latin complēta (hōra) complete (hour) + -in (of matin)

Words nearby compline

complicity, complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close, compline, complot, comply, compo, component, componential analysis

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Example sentences from the Web for compline

Songs of thanksgiving were uplifted that night at Compline in the choir.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease
Every night before compline the brethren meet to hear some pious lecture read, not to confess their thoughts to the superior.
Chambers' Edinburgh Journal|Various
She heard them most frequently, she said, at the hour of compline and of matins, when the bells were ringing.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
"It is eight o'clock, and I must be back to Compline," he said.
The Christian|Hall Caine

You have twenty minutes free from now to Compline; you can make acquaintance with the garden and woods.
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for compline

compline

complin (ˈkɒmplɪn)

/ (ˈkɒmplɪn, -plaɪn) /

noun

RC Church the last of the seven canonical hours of the divine office

Word Origin for compline

C13: from Old French complie, from Medieval Latin hōra complēta, literally: the completed hour, from Latin complēre to fill up, complete

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单词	compline
释义	compline [ kom-plin, -plahyn ] / ˈkɒm plɪn, -plaɪn / noun Ecclesiastical. the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers. Also com·plin [kom-plin]. /ˈkɒm plɪn/. Origin of compline 1175–1225; Middle English comp(e)lin, equivalent to compli, cump(e)lie (<Old French complie, cumplie<Latin complēta (hōra) complete (hour) + -in (of matin) Words nearby compline complicity, complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close, compline, complot, comply, compo, component, componential analysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compline Songs of thanksgiving were uplifted that night at Compline in the choir. Border Ghost Stories\|Howard Pease Every night before compline the brethren meet to hear some pious lecture read, not to confess their thoughts to the superior. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal\|Various She heard them most frequently, she said, at the hour of compline and of matins, when the bells were ringing. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)\|Anatole France "It is eight o'clock, and I must be back to Compline," he said. The Christian\|Hall Caine You have twenty minutes free from now to Compline; you can make acquaintance with the garden and woods. En Route\|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans British Dictionary definitions for compline compline complin (ˈkɒmplɪn) / (ˈkɒmplɪn, -plaɪn) / noun RC Church the last of the seven canonical hours of the divine office Word Origin for compline C13: from Old French complie, from Medieval Latin hōra complēta, literally: the completed hour, from Latin complēre to fill up, complete 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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