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11Divine Office — (Evening and Morning Incense or Vesper and Matins) These are prayers, hymns and thanksgiving that are presented in the evening preceding the Eucharistic Liturgy and in the early morning before the Eucharistic Liturgy …
12Divine Office — the daily cycle of choir services performed by clergy ♦ The religious services sung or recited by priests and religious at the canonical hours, i.e. seven fixed times during each day and once during the night. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval… …
13divine office, the — Божественная служба …
14Divine Office — See Breviary …
15office — [ôf′is, äf′is] n. [OFr < L officium < opificium, doing of work < opifex, a worker < opus, a work (see OPUS) + facere, to DO1] 1. something performed or intended to be performed for another; (specified kind of) service [done through… …
16office — ► NOUN 1) a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for non manual work. 2) a position of authority or service. 3) tenure of an official position. 4) (offices) service done for others: the good offices of the rector. 5) (also Divine… …
17Office — See Divine Office …
18office — n. 1 a room or building used as a place of business, esp. for clerical or administrative work. 2 a room or department or building for a particular kind of business (ticket office; post office). 3 the local centre of a large business (our London… …
19divine — adj., v., & n. adj. (diviner, divinest) 1 a of, from, or like God or a god. b devoted to God; sacred (divine service). 2 a more than humanly excellent, gifted, or beautiful. b colloq. excellent; delightful. v. 1 tr. discover by guessing,… …
20Divine — adj., v., & n. adj. (diviner, divinest) 1 a of, from, or like God or a god. b devoted to God; sacred (divine service). 2 a more than humanly excellent, gifted, or beautiful. b colloq. excellent; delightful. v. 1 tr. discover by guessing,… …
