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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

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