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breviary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | prayer book, prayerbook |
Examples of breviary
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Father Ryan's breviary has seen so much use, it is held together by tape.
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His earliest known work, a breviary, was once owned by Blanche of France.
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The typical book of hours is an abbreviated form of the breviary which contained the Divine Office recited in monasteries.
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It was a breviary, not a Bible.
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This book format is an abridgement of the breviary, a liturgical book that contains the Liturgy of the Hours recited in monasteries.
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In addition none of Jeanne's heraldry appears in the book, unlike two other royal manuscripts made when she was queen, her Coronation Book and a breviary.
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The breviary and the book by Marulic accompanied Xavier on all of his voyages, and was used as source material for much of his preaching.
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By the 12th century this had developed into the breviary, with weekly cycles of psalms, prayers, hymns, antiphons, and readings which changed with the liturgical season.
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- (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
- A breviary (from Latin brevis, 'short' or 'concise') is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by, bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine ...
- A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours; A brief statement or summary
- A book of daily prayers and readings used by priest and monks.
- Liturgical book containing the texts, hymns, and notation necessary for daily prayer. Often richly decorated with initials and miniatures.
- A service book containing the texts necessary for the performance of the Divine Office.
- A book containing the prayers, hymns, psalms and readings which make up the Divine Office (a form of prayer said by the Clergy.)
- Book which contained the offices of religious figures at each of the canonical hours. Very popular with the nobility, who were able to commission many fine books of hours for their own use.
