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A-Z: General definitions: Matins
Definition
1. In monastic worship, the 'Night Office' said before dawn. 2. An Anglican service held in the morning.The monastic movement consists of communities of monks. Communal life was built around prayer, the opus dei or work of God.
1. An act of duty and devotion.
2. By extension, a religious ceremony offering obedience and worship to God.
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