breviary
[ bree-vee-er-ee, brev-ee- ]
/ ˈbri viˌɛr i, ˈbrɛv i- /
noun, plural bre·vi·ar·ies.
Roman Catholic Church.
a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office.
a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches.
Words nearby breviary
breus mole,
brev.,
breve,
brevet,
brevi-,
breviary,
brevicaudate,
brevicollis,
brevier,
breviloquent,
brevipennate
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British Dictionary definitions for breviary
breviary
/ (ˈbriːvjərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
RC Church
a book of psalms, hymns, prayers, etc, to be recited daily by clerics in major orders and certain members of religious orders as part of the divine office
a similar book in the Orthodox Church
Word Origin for breviary
C16: from Latin
breviārium an abridged version, from
breviāre to shorten, from
brevis short