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sext also Sext  (skst)

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.

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[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.]

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sext [sɛkst]

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(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]

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Sext [sɛkst]

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(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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sext - the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer