compline
noun
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
complin
-
a variation of
compline.
Example Sentences
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At prime, tierce, sext, none, vespers, complin, and the midnight office, they daily sung the whole psalter, which every sister was obliged to know by heart.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
