prayer book

prayer book (prâr)

1. A book containing religious prayers.

2. Prayer Book The Book of Common Prayer.

prayer book [prɛə]

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Ecclesiast a book containing the prayers used at church services or recommended for private devotions

2. (Christianity / Anglicanism) Church of England (often capitals) another name for Book of Common Prayer

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Noun

prayer book - a book containing prayers

prayerbook

book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

breviary - (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

missal - (Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

Psalter, Book of Psalms - a collection of Psalms for liturgical use

Translations

prayer book n → libro di preghiere

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She gave a quick look round the room and understood now why it had seemed too dainty for a man, why her Testament and Prayer Book were on the table by the bed, and what those rose-buds meant on the blue cushion.

Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

No use prying there; avast, I say with your handspikes, and run one of ye for a prayer book and a pen-knife, and cut the big chains.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context