Nocturns (Nocturni or Nocturna), a very old term applied to night Offices.Tertullian speaks of nocturnal gatherings (Ad. Uxor., II, iv); St. Cyprian, of the nocturnal hours, “nulla sint horls nocturnes precum damna, nulla orationum pigra et ignava dispendia” (De orat., Neix). In the life of Melania the Younger is found the expression “nocturnae horae’, “nocturna tempora” (Anal.
- Nocturns Gaming is an Argentinian professional gaming organization formed in 2015. Aside from SMITE, the organization also fields a team in League of Legends. For information about their League of Legends team, see their page on LoL Esports Wiki.
- Nocturns Gaming is a South American team and eSports organization created in December 2014. They are mostly known for their Smite roster.
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Nocturnes Band
(nŏk′tûrn′)n. Any of the three canonical divisions of the office of matins.
[Middle English nocturne, from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin, feminine of nocturnus, of the night; see nocturnal.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
nocturn
(ˈnɒktɜːn) n
(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church any of the main sections of the office of matins
[C13: from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin nocturnus nocturnal, from nox night]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
noc•turn
(ˈnɒk tɜrn)n.
[before 1150; Old English noctern < Medieval Latin nocturna < Latin nocturnus of the night = noct-, nox night + -urnus suffix of temporal adjectives]
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