tenebrae

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tenebrae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tenebrae \Ten"e*brae\, 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.
     [1913 Webster]