Breviary (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural bre·vi·ar·ies.
  1. a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office.
  2. a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches.
noun plural -ries
  1. 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
  2. a similar book in the Orthodox Church
Breviary (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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