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Complin — Compline Com pline, Complin Com plin, n. [From OE. complie, OF. complie, F. complies, pl., fr. LL. completa (prop. fem. of L. completus) the religious exercise which completes and closes the service of the day. See {Complete}.] (Eccl.) The last… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complin — n. last of the seven canonical hours (Religious) … English contemporary dictionary
complin(e) — n. Roman Catholic, last service or prayer of day … Dictionary of difficult words
complin — noun last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring • Syn: ↑compline • Hypernyms: ↑canonical hour … Useful english dictionary
Compline — • Scholarly essay on what is essentially a bedtime prayer, often recited privately Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Compline Complin … Catholic encyclopedia
Angelus — • A short practice of devotion in honour of the Incarnation repeated three times each day, morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of the bell Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Angelus Angelus … Catholic encyclopedia
Divine Office — • Brief essay on the historical development of the Liturgy of the Hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Divine Office Divine Office … Catholic encyclopedia
Gallican rite — The Gallican Rite is a historical sub grouping of the Roman Catholic liturgy in western Europe; it is not a single rite but actually a family of rites within the Western Rite which comprised the majority use of most of Christianity in western… … Wikipedia
The Gallican Rite — The Gallican Rite † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gallican Rite This subject will be treated under the following six heads: I. History and Origin; II. MSS. and Other Sources; III. The Liturgical Year; IV. The Divine Office; V. The… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms … Catholic encyclopedia
