Phrase guide

liturgy of the hours

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Liturgy of the Hours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons, as well as priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: tidebøn — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Dutch: getijde — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Faroese: tíðarbøn — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Finnish: hetkipalvelus — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • German: Stundengebet — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Hungarian: az imaórák liturgiája — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Italian: liturgia delle ore — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Latin: liturgia horarum — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Polish: liturgia godzin — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Portuguese: liturgia das horas — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Russian: литурги́я часо́в (liturgíja časóv) — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Spanish: liturgia de las horas — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours
  • Swedish: tidegärd — liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours