Terce
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Terce is a traditional Christian canonical hour of prayer observed around mid-morning, historically associated with the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
canonical hour ⓘ liturgical hour ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Hour ⓘ |
| approximateTime | 9:00 a.m. ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost ⓘ |
| category |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Christian prayer ⓘ Hours of the Divine Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | third (hour) ⓘ |
| follows | Prime ⓘ |
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| groupedWith |
None
ⓘ
Sext ⓘ |
| hasCounterpartInEasternChristianity | Third Hour (Horologion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | early Christian monastic practice ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jewish hours of prayer ⓘ |
| linkedToBiblicalVerse | Acts 2:15 ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Breviary
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours (Roman Rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalSignificance | commemoration of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Lutheran churches ⓘ some Western monastic communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | third canonical hour of the day ⓘ |
| precedes | Sext ⓘ |
| purpose | sanctification of the morning hours ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusInPostVaticanIIRomanRite | optional mid-morning daytime hour ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | mid-morning ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
clergy
ⓘ
devout laity ⓘ monastic communities ⓘ |
| typicalElements |
hymns
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ short readings ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
church
ⓘ
monastery ⓘ private prayer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.