Canonical Hours
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Canonical Hours are the fixed times of daily prayer that structure the liturgical day in Christian traditions, especially within monastic and clerical practice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canonical Hours canonical | 1 |
| canonical hours | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2889102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canonical Hours Context triple: [Daily Office, hasAlternativeName, Canonical Hours]
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A.
Inter-Hours
Inter-Hours are brief, supplementary prayer services in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition that are inserted between the main canonical Hours.
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B.
24 Hours
"24 Hours" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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C.
Idle Hours
Idle Hours is an 1894 Impressionist-style beach scene painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its luminous color and relaxed depiction of leisure.
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D.
The Time Regulation Institute
The Time Regulation Institute is a satirical novel by Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that critiques modernization and bureaucracy in early 20th-century Turkey.
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E.
The Time is at Hand
"The Time is at Hand" is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s *Studies in the Scriptures* series that focuses on biblical chronology and end-times prophecy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canonical Hours Target entity description: Canonical Hours are the fixed times of daily prayer that structure the liturgical day in Christian traditions, especially within monastic and clerical practice.
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A.
Inter-Hours
Inter-Hours are brief, supplementary prayer services in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition that are inserted between the main canonical Hours.
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B.
24 Hours
"24 Hours" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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C.
Idle Hours
Idle Hours is an 1894 Impressionist-style beach scene painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its luminous color and relaxed depiction of leisure.
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D.
The Time Regulation Institute
The Time Regulation Institute is a satirical novel by Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that critiques modernization and bureaucracy in early 20th-century Turkey.
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E.
The Time is at Hand
"The Time is at Hand" is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s *Studies in the Scriptures* series that focuses on biblical chronology and end-times prophecy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical practice
ⓘ
component of the Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ fixed times of prayer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Breviary
ⓘ
Divine Office ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jewish hours of prayer
ⓘ
early Christian prayer customs ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Book of Common Prayer
ⓘ
Roman Breviary ⓘ |
| contains |
canticles
ⓘ
collects ⓘ hymns ⓘ psalms ⓘ responsories ⓘ scripture readings ⓘ |
| developedIn | early Church ⓘ |
| follows | liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to sanctify the day with prayer
ⓘ
to structure the liturgical day ⓘ |
| includesHour |
Compline
ⓘ
Lauds ⓘ Matins ⓘ None ⓘ Prime ⓘ Sext ⓘ Terce ⓘ Vespers ⓘ Vigils ⓘ |
| languageCurrently | vernacular languages ⓘ |
| languageHistorically | Latin ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
clergy
ⓘ
monks ⓘ nuns ⓘ some lay Christians ⓘ |
| reformedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Rule of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
monastic rules ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | medieval period ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
before sleep
ⓘ
early morning ⓘ evening ⓘ mid-afternoon ⓘ mid-morning ⓘ midday ⓘ night ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ clerical practice ⓘ monastic life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canonical Hours Description of subject: Canonical Hours are the fixed times of daily prayer that structure the liturgical day in Christian traditions, especially within monastic and clerical practice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.