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Book of Common Prayer

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Book of Common Prayer
n.
The book of services and prayers used in the Anglican Church.
Book of Common Prayer
n
(Christianity / Anglicanism) the official book of church services of the Church of England, until 1980, when the Alternative Service Book was sanctioned
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Noun1.Book of Common Prayer - the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
Psalter, Book of Psalms - a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
Litany - a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation


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The book of Common Prayer is the composition of men like ourselves.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The Book of Common Prayer, now used in the English Church coordinately with Bible and Psalter, took shape out of previous primers of private devotion, litanies, and hymns, mainly as the work of Archbishop Cranmer during the reign of Edward VI.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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