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| has gloss | (noun) an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church Office of the Dead |
| has gloss | eng: The Office of the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased. It is the proper reading on All Souls' Day (normally November 2) for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular deceased. The work is composed of different psalms, scripture, prayers and other parts, divided into The Office of Readings, Lauds, Daytime Prayer, and Vespers (with Compline taken from the Sunday hour of Compline). |
| lexicalization | eng: Office of the Dead |
| subclass of | (noun) a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass" office |
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