matin
[ mat-n ]
/ ˈmæt n /
noun
(often initial capital letter) matins. Also especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
- the first of the seven canonical hours.
- the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
- Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
Archaic.
aubade.
adjective
Also mat·in·al.
pertaining to the morning or to matins.
Origin of matin
Words nearby matin
mathura,
mathusala,
matie,
matilda,
matilija poppy,
matin,
mating,
mating ball,
matins,
matinée,
matinée coat
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British Dictionary definitions for matins (1 of 2)
matins
mattins
/ (ˈmætɪnz) /
noun (functioning as singular or plural)
- mainly RC Church the first of the seven canonical hours of prayer, originally observed at night but now often recited with lauds at daybreak
- the service of morning prayer in the Church of England
literary
a morning song, esp of birds
Word Origin for matins
C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin
mātūtīnus of the morning, from
Mātūta goddess of dawn
British Dictionary definitions for matins (2 of 2)
matin
mattin matinal
/ (ˈmætɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to matins
Word Origin for matin
C14: see
matins