little office

little office

n

(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a series of psalms and prayers similar to the divine office but shorter

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lit′tle of′fice

n.

(sometimes caps.) an office similar to but shorter than the divine office, in honor of the Virgin Mary, a saint, etc.

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Little Office - a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office office - a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass" Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

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