Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
canola oil
canon (1)
canon (2)
cañon
canon law
canon regular
canoness
canonical
canonical hour
canonicals
canonicity
canonize
canonry
canoodle
canopic jar
Canopus
canopy
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

canonical hour

ca·non·i·cal hour (plural ca·non·i·cal hours)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. prayer time: in the Roman Catholic Church, one of the daily prayer times when specific prayers are said. These times are the matins with lauds, prime, terce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.

2. time for marriage: in the Church of England, any time between 8 am and 6 pm when marriages can officially be celebrated

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft