01 n. 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…
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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.(Eccl.)“The custom of godly man been to shut up the evening with a compline of prayer at nine of the night.” — Hammond.