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LUCERNAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 1988-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
  • Music (General)
OBS

According to Mr. David Curtis, a music specialist (Mc Gill University, Montreal), there is no English word to name the concept; thus, the latin word is used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Office célébré au moment où l'on allume les lampes, à la tombée du jour, en particulier le samedi soir, à l'imitation du rite familial de l'ouverture du sabbat chez les juifs [...] En Orient, dès le IVe s. cet office est marqué par le chant de l'hymne «Joyeuse Lumière». Peu à peu, le lucernaire s'est trouvé joint à vêpres, quand il n'a pas été absorbé par cet office.

Spanish

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