🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

第三の時

Pronunciation / Transliteration: daisan no toki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Terce/tɜːrs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"僧侶たちは第三の時に集まりました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A canonical hour of prayer in the Christian liturgical tradition, traditionally observed at the third hour of the day.

    "The monks gathered for terce, marking the third hour after dawn."
  2. 2

    A specific time of day, particularly in monastic communities, associated with the third hour after sunrise.

    "The bell rang to signal the beginning of terce, a moment of reflection and prayer."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'terce' originates from the Latin word 'tertia', meaning 'third', which referred to the third hour of the day in monastic schedules. It evolved through Old French before being adopted into Middle English, where it retained its association with the third hour of prayer in Christian liturgy.

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