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• sext
  sext

  noun

  the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
• Sext
  Sext

  noun

  RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

sext

¹ American  

[sekst] / sɛkst /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.

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sext ² American  

[sekst] / sɛkst /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to send someone a sexually explicit digital image, video, text message, or email, typically a photo of oneself, usually by cell phone.

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noun

1. a sexually explicit digital image, text message, etc., sent to someone usually by cell phone.

Sext ¹ British  

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. In full: Liber Sextus. RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici

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sext ² British  

/ sɛkst /

noun

1. RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

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Other Word Forms

• sexter
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of sext¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sexte, syxt < Medieval Latin sexta ( hōra ) sixth (hour)

Origin of sext²

2005–10; blend of sex ¹ ( def. ) + text ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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sext Sext

Bartholomew would harangue them until the bell tolled for sext, the midday prayers.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

From tierce to sext, and then again from sext to nones, Abbot John of the House of Waverley had been seated in his study while he conducted the many high duties of his office.

From Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Thus a new collection authorised by Boniface VIII. is called the sext, i.e. the sixth book of the Decretals.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley

How that Henry the sext was crouned king be the might of grete lordes.

From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown

All met in the church at the canonical hours of tierce, sext, none, and vespers, but returned to their cells, none being allowed to speak, to jest, or to be one moment idle.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler

From Matins at 5:30 a.m. through Lauds, Prime, Mass, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline, the monks sing their way through each day, striving always for perfection.

From Time Magazine Archive

As to the Sext and Clementines they are merely additional commentaries on supplementary collections of decrees.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley

Off Mylae, a place famous for having witnessed the first naval victory of the Romans, Agrippa encountered the fleet of Sext.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

At Prime, and at the small Hours, Terce, Sext, None, only one antiphon is said.

From The Divine Office by Edward J. Quigley

"Yeven the xx day of May, the yere of the reign of my most douted Lord Kyng Henr' the Sext, xxvii."

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

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