the service of morning prayer, especially in the Anglican Church compare evensong, vespers(尤指圣公会的)晨祷 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French matines, plural (influenced by Church Latin matutinae ‘morning prayers’) of matin ‘morning’, from Latin matutinum, neuter of matutinus ‘early in the morning’, from Matuta, the name of the dawn goddess.