"compline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒmplɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑmplɪn/ [General-American] Forms: complines [plural], complin [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English compelin, cumplie, from Old French complie, from Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|compelin}} Middle English compelin, {{der|en|fro|complie}} Old French complie, {{der|en|la|complēta (hōra)|lit=finished hour}} Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} compline (plural complines)
  1. (Christianity) The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed. Wikipedia link: compline Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (last of the canonical hours): եկեսցե (ekescʻe) (Armenian), вечерня (večernja) (Bulgarian), completen [neuter, plural] (Dutch), kompletorio (Finnish), complies [feminine, plural] (French), Komplet [feminine] (German), απόδειπνο (apódeipno) [neuter] (Greek), kompletórium (Hungarian), kompléta (Hungarian), coimpléid [feminine] (Irish), compieta [feminine] (Italian), complētōrium [neuter] (Latin), повечерие (povečerie) [neuter] (Macedonian), nihtsang [masculine] (Old English), Kompleta [feminine] (Polish), повече́рие (povečérije) [neuter] (Russian), večernja [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), večernjica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kompletorij [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kompletórium [neuter] (Slovak), completas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), cwmplin [masculine] (Welsh)

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