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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_173676" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_173676" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> (1): (n.) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary. </p> <p> (2): (n.) The sixth book of the decretals, added by [[Pope]] [[Boniface]] VIII. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60174" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60174" /> == |
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary.
(2): (n.) The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface VIII.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a name given to the noonday service (q.v.) of the early Christian Church because it was held at the sixth hour.