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little hours

plural noun

, Roman Catholic Church.
  1. the hours of prime, tierce, sext, and nones, and sometimes also vespers and compline.


little hours

plural noun

  1. RC Church the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of little hours1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

This is the first time that we've acted together in something since shooting Jeff Baena's, “The Little Hours,” which was, I don't know, a decade ago.

From Salon

Director Jeff Baena reunites his regular repertory players for “Spin Me Round,” another droll ensemble comedy that, like his 2017 nunsploitation riff “The Little Hours,” becomes an opportunity for genre experimentation and a trip to Italy.

Director Jeff Baena reunites his regular repertory players for “Spin Me Round,” another droll ensemble comedy that becomes an opportunity for genre experimentation and a trip to Italy, like his 2017 nunsploitation riff “The Little Hours.”

It’s what made her such a sympathetic stalker in “Ingrid Goes West” and such a riotous naughty nun in “The Little Hours.”

Once again co-writing the screenplay, as they did for the 2020 Netflix film “Horse Girl,” “Spin Me Round” marks a return trip to the European country, where Baena made the 2017 film “The Little Hours,” which also starred Brie.

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