antelucan
An`te*lu"can, a. Etym: [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.] Defn: Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." De Quincey.
An`te*lu"can, a. Etym: [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.] Defn: Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." De Quincey.