canonical hours
plural noun
1
- the times of daily Christian prayer appointed in the breviary（基督教每日的）祈祷时刻。
1.1
- the offices set for these times, namely matins with lauds, prime, terce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline七段祈祷时刻的祈祷（即赞美经、晨经、辰时经、午时经、申初经、晚课和晚祷）。
2
- (in the Church of England) the time during which a marriage may lawfully be celebrated (usually between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.)（英国国教）教会婚礼法定时间（一般在上午8点至下午6点之间）。