common prayer
noun
prayer for reciting by a group of worshipers, especially the liturgy for public worship prescribed by the Church of England.
(initial capital letters)
Book of Common Prayer.
Origin of common prayer
First recorded in 1520–30
Words nearby common prayer
Example sentences from the Web for common prayer
It was the first of the Rogation days, which an Anglican may see, in his book of common-prayer, noted as days of abstinence.
Four Years in France |Henry Digby BesteThe common-prayer, an organ, a musical instrument in a church, was "not of God."
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3) |Theodore Parker
British Dictionary definitions for common prayer
common prayer
noun
the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer