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Nocturn
Nocturn Noc"turn, n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.] 1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night. 2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service. --Hook.

Meaning of Nocturns from wikipedia

- Nocturns (Latin: nocturni or nocturna) is a Christian canonical hour said in the nighttime. In the liturgy of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, nocturns...
- distributed among three nocturns or recited all together, maintaining the distinction between celebrations as three nocturns with nine readings (including...
- Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult is a German-Polish black metal band from Dormagen. They are considered to be a traditional black metal band, and as such...
- was divided into three nocturns. The first nocturn had three readings from Jeremiah's Book of Lamentations, and the second nocturn three readings from one...
- me is also said on All Souls' Day (2 November) and whenever all three nocturns of Matins of the Dead are recited. On other occasions, the ninth responsory...
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- Matutinum. By the Middle Ages, the midnight office was referred to as Nocturns, and the morning office as Matins. The lengthy night office later became...
- Mediae noctis tempore Nocturns Sunday 2 Aeterne rerum conditor Nocturns 4 3 Rex aeterna domine Nocturns 31 4 Magna et mirabilia Nocturns 6 Te deum laudamus...
- tempore Nocturns Sunday 2 Aeterne rerum conditor Nocturns 4 3 Rex aeterna domine Nocturns 31 4 Magna et mirabilia Nocturns 5 Tempus noctis Nocturns 6 Te...
- while "Somewhere in Between" celebrates the ambiguous nature of dusk. "Nocturn", features a pair of lovers bathing in the sea after dark under a star-studded...