off.

Noun

office (plural offices)

1. A ceremonial duty or service, particularly
   • Golde (gaue he him)[…]for all maner of veſſels of euery offyce[…]1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, I. Cronicles xxix...
2. The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
3. Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
4. A daily service without the eucharist.
5. The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
   • In the Latin rite, all bishops, priests, and transitional deacons are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily.
6. Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.

   Synonyms:

   Divine Office, breviary, Liturgy of the Hours, canonical hours

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Noun

offence (countable and uncountable, plural offences)

1. UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.