complin
Evening monastic service
Complin is the final service of the day in the traditional cycle of Christian monastic prayer, said before retiring for the night.
Also spelled compline.
The word comes from a Latin term meaning "completion." The service typically includes psalms, hymns, and prayers for protection through the night.
Evening devotional service
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- breviaryDaily prayer compilation
- night prayerDevotion before bed
evening prayer · monastic · liturgical · benediction · psalms · antiphon · ecclesiastical · worship
Named for Pope Gregory
- psalmodySacred vocal music practice
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
polyphony · motet · acapella · choir · chorister · cantor · hymn · sacred music
Prepared calfskin for writing
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
palimpsest · folio · quill · scribe · psalter · book of hours · monastic · gloss
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- disusedNo longer in operation
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
bygone · forgotten · traditional · historical · ancient · medieval · canonical
vespers
Evening devotional service
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- breviaryDaily prayer compilation
night prayer · evening prayer · monastic · liturgical · benediction · psalms · antiphon · ecclesiastical · worship · sacred
gregorian
Named for Pope Gregory
- psalmodySacred vocal music practice
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- anthemOfficial song of praise
chant · polyphony · motet · acapella · choir · chorister · cantor · hymn · sacred music · plainchant
vellum
Prepared calfskin for writing
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
scriptorium · palimpsest · folio · quill · scribe · psalter · book of hours · monastic · gloss · medieval
antiquated
Old and outdated
anachronistic · bygone · forgotten · traditional · historical · ancient · medieval · canonical
complinlauds
Expresses high admiration
matins · morning prayer · prime · vigils · dawn prayer