This chant was sung in many cathedrals both at First Vespers and at Matins for Christmas Day. In Notre Dame and many other churches, however, it was only performed at First Vespers.
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Matins
//ˈmætɪnz//
Synonyms for "matins" (57 found)
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18 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- утринна молитва noun (morning prayers)
Catalan
1 entries- matines noun (earliest canonical hour)
French
1 entries- matines noun (earliest canonical hour)
German
1 entries- Mette noun (earliest canonical hour)
Greek
2 entries- όρθρος noun (earliest canonical hour)
- όρθρος noun (morning prayers)
Hungarian
2 entries- matutinum noun (earliest canonical hour)
- vigília noun (earliest canonical hour)
Italian
1 entries- mattutino noun (morning prayers)
Latin
2 entries- mātūtīnum noun (earliest canonical hour)
- vigiliae noun (earliest canonical hour)
Macedonian
2 entries- утрена noun (earliest canonical hour)
- утринска молитва noun (morning prayers)
Middle English
1 entries- matyns noun (earliest canonical hour)
Portuguese
2 entries- matinas noun (morning prayers)
- matutinos noun (morning prayers)
Russian
2 entries- зау́треня noun (morning prayers)
- у́треня noun (earliest canonical hour)
Sample sentences
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The monk must arise when the matins ring, / The abbot may sleep to their chime; / But the yeoman must start when the bugles sing / ’Tis time, my hearts, ’tis time.
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