sext

sext also Sext (s

kst)

n. Ecclesiastical

1. The fourth of the seven canonical hours.

2. The time of day set aside for this service, usually the sixth hour, or noon.

[Middle English sexte, from Late Latin sexta, from Latin sexta (hra), sixth (hour), feminine of sextus, sixth; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots.]

sext [sɛkst]

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Chiefly RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

[from Church Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour]

Sext [sɛkst]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici In full Liber Sextus

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Noun

sext - the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon

canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer

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MICHAEL CHEIKA CAPTION(S): SEXT BOMB Johnny boots over the winning penalty and, left, shows his joy HAIR WE GO JOHNNY Sexton enjoys the post match party at Murrayfield on Saturday

A ZERO TO CUP HERO; LEICESTER 16 LEINSTER 19 ALL THE LATEST REACTION ... by The Mirror (London, England)

3], illustrating sext in the Hours of the Virgin, both first used in the previous edition, show the spare, elegant manner based on classical architectural motifs and figure proportions.

Geofroy Tory's 1531 Book of Hours by Maddocks, Hilary / The La Trobe Journal

It's years later when his derelict ship is found by a passing space craft manned by 'Turillians', a socio-philosophical sext.

Tethys by Internet Bookwatch

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