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tenebrae

tenebrae


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tenebrae  \Ten"e*br[ae]\,  n.  [L.,  pl.,  darkness.]  (R.  C.  Ch.) 
  The  matins  and  lauds  for  the  last  three  days  of  Holy  Week, 
  commemorating  the  sufferings  and  death  of  Christ,  --  usually 
  sung  on  the  afternoon  or  evening  of  Wednesday,  Thursday,  and 
  Friday,  instead  of  on  the  following  days.