mattins
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Queen has often spoken of the importance of her Christian faith, but this year she is not expected to be able to attend the "mattins service", celebrating Easter Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
Since this bold, bad man, Sir Giles Overreach, Made such a plain discovery of himself, And read this morning such a devilish mattins.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
The pious Franciscans rang to mattins, as usual, and the king did not neglect to share in their devotion.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
Then we will keep mattins and ship's law on our own ground, ere the Bishop takes Lubeck law out of our hands.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
They now were returning from mattins with their extinguished lanterns in their hands.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
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