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Compline in a sentence
Compline meaning
The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
Synonyms of Compline
Using Compline
- The main meaning on this page is: The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
- Useful related words include: complin, canonical hour.
Context around Compline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compline
- In this selection, "compline" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, daily and vespers stand out and add context to how "compline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and daily compline and chanted at compline on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compline" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Challoner translated the entirety of the Lady Office into English, as well as Sunday Vespers and daily Compline. (18 words)
In the Slavic practice, at the end of Vespers, Compline is immediately served, featuring a special Canon of the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Lamentation of the Most Holy Theotokos by Symeon the Logothete. (35 words)
When a feast on the moveable cycle occurs, the feast on the fixed cycle that was set for that calendar day is transferred, with the propers of the feast often being chanted at Compline on the nearest convenient day. (39 words)
When a feast on the moveable cycle occurs, the feast on the fixed cycle that was set for that calendar day is transferred, with the propers of the feast often being chanted at Compline on the nearest convenient day. (39 words)
In the Slavic practice, at the end of Vespers, Compline is immediately served, featuring a special Canon of the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Lamentation of the Most Holy Theotokos by Symeon the Logothete. (35 words)
Challoner translated the entirety of the Lady Office into English, as well as Sunday Vespers and daily Compline. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Challoner translated the entirety of the Lady Office into English, as well as Sunday Vespers and daily Compline.
In the Slavic practice, at the end of Vespers, Compline is immediately served, featuring a special Canon of the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Lamentation of the Most Holy Theotokos by Symeon the Logothete.
When a feast on the moveable cycle occurs, the feast on the fixed cycle that was set for that calendar day is transferred, with the propers of the feast often being chanted at Compline on the nearest convenient day.