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Three Hours

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.
  1. a religious observance practiced between noon and three o'clock on the afternoon of Good Friday.


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Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton A Somerset school is under siege in this tensely emotional thriller, unfolding over the titular three hours: ordinary heroes are revealed, as teachers and pupils are tested by extraordinary events.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2020

The Three Hours Devotion will include meditations, music and prayer throughout with Communion administered from the Reserved Sacrament during the third hour.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2014

“Spend An Entire Three Hours on a Greyhound Bus!” the brochures proclaimed.

From Washington Post

I accompany'd her almost every morning to the Three Hours after Marriage.

From Three Hours after Marriage by Arbuthnot, John

Dr. Woodward had many friends, and these made known their disgust in the most unmistakable manner when "Three Hours After Marriage" was produced on January 16th, 1717, at Drury Lane Theatre.

From Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) by Melville, Lewis

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