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canon′ical hour′, 
  1. Religion[Eccles.]any of certain periods of the day set apart for prayer and devotion: these are matins and lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline.
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
canonical hour
  1. one of the seven prayer times appointed for each day by canon law
'canonical hour' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
laud - prime

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