tenebrae

[ˈtɛ.nɛ.brae̯] name

A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited.

Word Origin A direct borrowing from Latin tenebrae 'darkness, shadows' — used in Christian liturgy for the service of darkness during Holy Week. The root gives us tenebrous (dark, gloomy) and tenebrific (producing darkness). The PIE root *tems- also gives us temerity (darkness of mind, rashness).

name A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited.

We attended the Tenebrae service on Good Friday evening.

(专有名词) 圣周烛光礼拜;熄灯礼拜

我们在复活节前周五晚上参加了圣周五礼拜。

(nombre propio) Un servicio religioso cristiano celebrado por la Iglesia occidental en la tarde anterior o la madrugada del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y Sábado Santo, que consiste en el apagado gradual de velas mientras se canta o recita una serie de lecturas y salmos.

Asistimos al oficio de Tinieblas la noche del Viernes Santo.

(nom propre) ténèbres; office des Ténèbres [Office religieux chrétien célébré par l'Église occidentale le soir ou au petit matin du Jeudi saint, du Vendredi saint et du Samedi saint, au cours duquel on éteint progressivement les cierges pendant que des lectures et des psaumes sont chantés ou récités.]

Nous avons assisté à l'office des Tenebrae le vendredi saint au soir.

(Eigenname) Tenebrae; Karfreitagsliturgie [Ein christlicher Gottesdienst, der in der Westkirche am Abend vor oder am frühen Morgen von Gründonnerstag, Karfreitag und Karsamstag gefeiert wird, bei dem nach und nach Kerzen gelöscht werden, während Lesungen und Psalmen gesungen oder rezitiert werden.]

Wir nahmen am **Tenebrae**-Gottesdienst am Karfreitagabend teil.

(固有名詞) 西方教会で聖木曜日・聖金曜日・聖土曜日の前夜または早朝に行われるキリスト教の宗教儀式。ろうそくを徐々に消しながら、朗読と詩編の詠唱を行う。

私たちは聖金曜日の夕方にテネブラエの礼拝に出席した。

(nome próprio) Ofício das Trevas; Tenebrae [Ofício religioso cristão celebrado pela Igreja Ocidental na noite anterior ou na madrugada de Quinta-feira Santa, Sexta-feira Santa e Sábado Santo, que envolve o apagamento gradual de velas enquanto uma série de leituras e salmos são cantados ou recitados.]

Participamos do ofício de Tenebrae na noite de Sexta-feira Santa.

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