nocturn

[ nok-turn ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.

nocturn

/ ˈnɒktɜːn /

noun

1. RC Church any of the main sections of the office of matins

Word History and Origins

Origin of nocturn¹

before 1150; Middle English nocturne < Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of feminine of Latin nocturnus by night; replacing Old English noctern < Medieval Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of nocturn¹

C13: from Medieval Latin nocturna , from Latin nocturnus nocturnal, from nox night

Example Sentences

"The aim of oVert was always to facilitate the exploration of vertebrate diversity. We're going to keep exploring, but the goal of NoCTURN is to give people the tools to use the data, whether it's for research, education or industry."

From Science Daily

The smaller Ensemble San Felice sings the third nocturn, with a tone slightly more refined than the men of the Coro Viri Galilaei, greater in number, who sing the second nocturn.

From Washington Post

The Coro Viri Galilaei sings most of the pieces, and the women, who sing the chants of the first nocturn of Matins, have an especially pretty, meditative sound.

From Washington Post

Nocturn, from Jeremy Noseda's yard, is the favourite, but had only a nose to spare here last time out and is 3lb higher in the weights now.

From The Guardian

Each Nocturn contains three Psalms, signifying that Christ died for all, and also symbolical of the three laws, the natural, the written, and the evangelical.

From Project Gutenberg