compline
Final canonical hour
Compline is the final service of daily prayer in Christian liturgical tradition, observed before retiring for the night.
It typically includes psalms, hymns, and prayers for protection during sleep.
The word comes from a Latin term meaning "completion"—compline completes the day's cycle of worship.
The monks gathered in the chapel for compline.
Evening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- breviaryDaily prayer compilation
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
antiphon · canticle · magnificat · psalms · monastic · benediction · ecclesiastical · conventual
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- pietySincere religious devotion
- faithTrust without proof
supplication · intercession · devotion · sacred · sanctuary · altar · hymn · amen
Contemplative keyboard piece
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- darknessTotal absence of light
evening · slumber · repose · bedtime · moonlight · starlight · gloaming · rest
End or deduction
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
- culminationHighest or final point
- farewellLeave-taking expression
commendation · final blessing · rest · completeness · fulfillment
vespers
Evening devotional service
evensong · antiphon · canticle · magnificat · psalms · monastic · benediction · ecclesiastical · conventual · sext
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- pietySincere religious devotion
faith · supplication · intercession · devotion · sacred · sanctuary · altar · hymn · amen · contemplation
nocturne
Contemplative keyboard piece
darkness · evening · slumber · repose · bedtime · moonlight · starlight · gloaming · rest · retiring
conclusion
End or deduction
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- endingFinal portion of something
- culminationHighest or final point
farewell · commendation · final blessing · rest · completeness · fulfillment
complinematins
Liturgical dawn devotions
lauds · vigils · morning prayer · prime · dawn prayer