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Princeton's WordNet

  1. compline, complinnoun

    last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring

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  1. complin

    Compline ( KOM-plin), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer liturgy (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times. The English word is derived from the Latin completorium, as compline is the completion of the waking day. The word was first used in this sense about the beginning of the 6th century by St. Benedict in his Rule (Regula Benedicti; hereafter, RB), in Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 42, and he even uses the verb compleo to signify compline: "Omnes ergo in unum positi compleant" ("All having assembled in one place, let them say compline"); "et exeuntes a completorio" ("and, after going out from compline")… (RB, Chap. 42). Compline liturgies are a part of Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and certain other Christian liturgical traditions. In Western Christianity, Compline tends to be a contemplative office that emphasizes spiritual peace. In most monasteries it is the custom to begin the "Great Silence" after compline, during which the whole community, including guests, observes silence throughout the night until after the Terce the next day. Compline comprises the final office in the Liturgy of the Hours.

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  1. complin

    Complin, commonly spelled as 'Compline', refers to the final prayer service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, typically practiced in monastic and other liturgical settings. It originated from the medieval practice of nighttime prayer and reflection, usually observed just before bed. The English word compline is derived from the Latin "completorium", which means completed or the end of the day.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Complinnoun

    the last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset

  2. Etymology: [From OE. complie, OF. complie, F. complies, pl., fr. LL. completa (prop. fem. of L. completus) the religious exercise which completes and closes the service of the day. See Complete.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of complin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of complin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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