divine office

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

1. office.

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divine office British  

noun

1. (sometimes capitals) the canonical prayers (in the Roman Catholic Church those of the breviary) recited daily by priests, those in religious orders, etc

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Etymology

Origin of divine office

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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divine office

He has brought divine office down to earth with a revolution in tone.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2016

"The principal concern of the brethren," he wrote, "will be the celebration of the divine office."

From Time Magazine Archive

First they set to work to find how the divine office should be celebrated.

From Time Magazine Archive

At stated times they assemble in the chapel for the singing of the "divine office," and always have an early mass, at which the whole community receives holy communion.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various

He would be at the divine office quite early, nay at the very beginning: nor did he ever grow weary at the lengthy prolonging of it, even though it were continued until after noonday.

From Henry the Sixth A Reprint of John Blacman's Memoir with Translation and Notes by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)