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tenebrae |
1 definition found 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.