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Meanings of say matins in English

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Usage of say matins in English
1
He whispered to me that in the winter the monks of St. Bernard sometimes say matins overnight.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
2
So very happily and peacefully they listened to the ringing of the bell, until Kemoc had said matins.
A Book of Myths
3
In the morning, having said Matins, they went to the church (for Mass)....
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bréquigny, Louis George...
4
She claimed I was writing one when I was supposed to be saying Matins... or Vespers... or Lauds, or something.
The long road home
5
After supper he read a pious book to his family for an hour, then night prayers; after which he said matins.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
6
It had suffered no serious injury, and he returned to the other room to say Matins with the two Benedictines and Peter of Dacia.
The Cathedral