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canonical hours

Christian concept of periods of prayer throughout the day
Class type of: devotions Q946731

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
Prayer in the Catholic Church
Subclass of
devotions[2]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5][6][7]
Opposite of
Wikidata item[3]
Religious order
Benedictines[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en canonical hours en daily office ar مواقيت العبادة de Hore de Horen el Ὧραι el Ακολουθία των Ωρών es Horas canónicas es Hora canonica es Hora canónica es Horas canonicas fr heures canoniales he שעות הקאנוניות hu zsolozsma id Ibadah harian id Ibadat Harian it Horae canonicae it Ora canonica it Ore canoniche ja 一時課
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
07500b
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
art/canonical-hours
Freebase ID
/m/01cxr_
Iconclass notation
11Q744
KBpedia ID
ServiceBook-SacredText
Krugosvet article (archived)
religiya/chasy-religiya
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
41154696
Quora topic ID
Canonical-Hours
Topic's main category
Category:Canonical hours
Vikidia article ID
fr:Heures_canoniales

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 9
Vespers, Compline, Lauds, Matins, Prime, Terce, Nones, Sext +1 more
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Examples 1
Nocturns
Influenced 1
witching hour
Instance of 1
Prayer in the Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Benedictines
Subclass of 1
devotions
← Main subject 1
Agpeya
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Summary

canonical hours is a Prayer in the Catholic Church[1].

Why It Matters

It has been cited as an influence by witching hour[8], a recurring event[9].

FAQs

Who did canonical hours influence?

canonical hours has been cited as an influence by witching hour[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → devotions
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Opposite of → Wikidata item
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:زمان پرستش]]"
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