Terce
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Terce is a traditional Christian canonical hour of prayer observed around mid-morning, historically associated with the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terce canonical | 1 |
| Third Hour (Horologion) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5434431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terce Context triple: [Horae Canonicae, hasPart, Terce]
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A.
Matins
Matins is a traditional Christian liturgical service of morning prayer, especially prominent in monastic and Orthodox worship.
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B.
Compline
Compline is the traditional Christian night prayer service, marking the final liturgical office of the day in various church traditions.
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C.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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D.
Lauds
Lauds is a traditional morning prayer service in the Liturgy of the Hours in Christian liturgy, typically recited at dawn.
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E.
Madruga
Madruga is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the historical region surrounding Havana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terce Target entity description: Terce is a traditional Christian canonical hour of prayer observed around mid-morning, historically associated with the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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A.
Matins
Matins is a traditional Christian liturgical service of morning prayer, especially prominent in monastic and Orthodox worship.
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B.
Compline
Compline is the traditional Christian night prayer service, marking the final liturgical office of the day in various church traditions.
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C.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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D.
Lauds
Lauds is a traditional morning prayer service in the Liturgy of the Hours in Christian liturgy, typically recited at dawn.
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E.
Madruga
Madruga is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the historical region surrounding Havana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
ⓘ
canonical hour ⓘ liturgical hour ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Hour ⓘ |
| approximateTime | 9:00 a.m. ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost ⓘ |
| category |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Christian prayer ⓘ Hours of the Divine Office ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
|
| etymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | third (hour) ⓘ |
| follows | Prime ⓘ |
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| groupedWith |
None
ⓘ
Sext ⓘ |
| hasCounterpartInEasternChristianity |
Third Hour (Horologion)
ⓘ
linked to:
Terce
|
| historicalOrigin | early Christian monastic practice ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jewish hours of prayer ⓘ |
| linkedToBiblicalVerse | Acts 2:15 ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Breviary
ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours (Roman Rite) ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
|
| liturgicalSignificance | commemoration of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
some Lutheran churches ⓘ some Western monastic communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | third canonical hour of the day ⓘ |
| precedes | Sext ⓘ |
| purpose | sanctification of the morning hours ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusInPostVaticanIIRomanRite | optional mid-morning daytime hour ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | mid-morning ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
clergy
ⓘ
devout laity ⓘ monastic communities ⓘ |
| typicalElements |
hymns
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ short readings ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
church
ⓘ
monastery ⓘ private prayer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terce Description of subject: Terce is a traditional Christian canonical hour of prayer observed around mid-morning, historically associated with the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Terce