Monastic offices
E904011
Christian liturgical practice
component of the Liturgy of the Hours
form of daily prayer
monastic observance
Monastic offices are the structured daily prayer services observed in monasteries as part of the Liturgy of the Hours.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monastic offices canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11086171 — 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: Monastic offices Context triple: [Prime, usedIn, Monastic offices]
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A.
Pastoral Offices
Pastoral Offices is a liturgical section containing rites and prayers for pastoral care, such as baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other sacramental or pastoral occasions.
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B.
Committee for Monastic Communities
The Committee for Monastic Communities is a body within the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America responsible for supporting, coordinating, and guiding Orthodox Christian monastic life in the U.S.
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C.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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D.
Pachomian monastic federation
The Pachomian monastic federation was an early Christian cenobitic network of monasteries in Egypt that pioneered communal monastic life under a common rule and centralized leadership.
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E.
Ecclesiastical Household
The Ecclesiastical Household is the body of clergy and church officials who support the spiritual and religious functions of the British monarch.
- 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: Monastic offices Target entity description: Monastic offices are the structured daily prayer services observed in monasteries as part of the Liturgy of the Hours.
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A.
Pastoral Offices
Pastoral Offices is a liturgical section containing rites and prayers for pastoral care, such as baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other sacramental or pastoral occasions.
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B.
Committee for Monastic Communities
The Committee for Monastic Communities is a body within the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America responsible for supporting, coordinating, and guiding Orthodox Christian monastic life in the U.S.
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C.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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D.
Pachomian monastic federation
The Pachomian monastic federation was an early Christian cenobitic network of monasteries in Egypt that pioneered communal monastic life under a common rule and centralized leadership.
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E.
Ecclesiastical Household
The Ecclesiastical Household is the body of clergy and church officials who support the spiritual and religious functions of the British monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical practice
ⓘ
component of the Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ form of daily prayer ⓘ monastic observance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Psalms
ⓘ
Scripture readings ⓘ biblical canticles ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early Christian prayer customs ⓘ |
| developedIn | late antiquity ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community recitation
ⓘ
regularity and discipline ⓘ |
| follows |
liturgical calendar
ⓘ
monastic timetable ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
communal prayer
ⓘ
meditation on Scripture ⓘ praise of God ⓘ sanctification of the day ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Benedictine office
ⓘ
Byzantine monastic office ⓘ Carthusian office ⓘ Cistercian office ⓘ
linked to:
Cistercian liturgy
Dominican office ⓘ |
| includesElement |
antiphons
ⓘ
blessings ⓘ collects ⓘ hymns ⓘ intercessions ⓘ psalmody ⓘ readings ⓘ responsories ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
vernacular languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
monks
ⓘ
nuns ⓘ oblates ⓘ religious brothers ⓘ religious sisters ⓘ |
| prayedAt |
daytime
ⓘ
fixed hours ⓘ night ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Rule of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
monastic constitutions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Divine Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Liturgy of the Hours
Opus Dei (work of God) ⓘ
linked to:
Opus Dei
canonical hours ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Eastern Christian monasticism ⓘ Western monasticism ⓘ |
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Subject: Monastic offices Description of subject: Monastic offices are the structured daily prayer services observed in monasteries as part of the Liturgy of the Hours.
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