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compline::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | complin |
| Type of | canonical hour |
Examples of compline
compline
Compline is lovely, and Iwas frustrated that I had not been able to find it more profound.
From the denverpost.com
He got lost on the way and arrived at night, just before compline.
From the denverpost.com
Evensong and sung compline every Sunday.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We do have a more overtly Christian compline in the evening, but if anyone present is uncomfortable with that, we simply revert to silence.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
- Compline (also Complin, Night Prayer, Prayers at the End of the Day) is the final church service (or Office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day. ...
- An evening service to end the day; although the service is an old Christian usage, it has only recently been added to the Prayerbook of the Episcopal Church.
- (Gr. Apodeipnon; Sl. Velikoye Povecheniye). A worship service performed after dusk. It is often combined with Vespers, to form an all-night vigil. There is a Great Compline and its abridgement, known as Little Compline.
- Prayer or Sootoro prayer
- The Night Prayer of the Church. The final hour of prayer. Traditionally the Canticle of Simeon, or the Nunc Dimittis, is sung or prayed at this hour.
- A service of the Orthodox Church served after supper; there are two types: Little C., served daily, and Great C., which is served during fasts and on the eve of some major feasts, e. g., the Nativity of Christ, Theophany, and Annunciation. C. consists primarily of psalm readings and prayers.
- An order of service from the Episcopal Liturgy
- The eighth hour of prayer, said before sleep
