Matins
['mætnz]
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Morning prayers, morning service.
Checker: Mandy
Examples
- What devil's matins are you after at this hour? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Given from this den of thieves, about the hour of matins, Aymer Pr. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- When matins came to be said, there was a place vacant in the first rank of boarders. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Thirteen paternosters are assigned by our pious founder for matins, and nine for vespers; be those services doubled by thee. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I doubt they obey that call more cheerily than the bells for primes and matins. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typed by Kate