night office

American  

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. the office for matins.

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Etymology

Origin of night office

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Since then Winchell has always had his own table there, and uses the Stork as his night office.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their young voices softly droned the singsong of the night office.

From Time Magazine Archive

The night office of vigils dates from the very earliest days of Christianity.

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

Yet only with the night office of Matins does the glory of the festival begin.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.

Burnsides itself is only a day office, so he could not communicate with them there, and they had already passed Gloriana, the first night office south of Burnsides.

From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.