Breviary

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  • noun. A book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome.
  • noun. In the Roman Catholic Church, a book containing the daily offices which all who are in major orders are bound to read.
  • noun. A name given to similar compilations used in the Greek and Oriental churches.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
  • noun. A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
  • noun. A brief statement or summary.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    prayer book  
    Same Context
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    black-letter  canonist  compend  corroborative  demy  
    Synonym
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    abridgment  compend  epitome  
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