Definitions for: Breviary

[n] (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

Webster (1913) Definition: Bre"vi*a*ry, n.; pl. Breviaries. [F. br['e]viarie,
L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius
abridged, fr. brevis short. See Brief, and cf. Brevier.]
1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or
summary.

A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those
roots that are to be cut up or gathered. --Holland.

2. A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of
the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven
canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first,
third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; --
distinguished from the missal.

See Also: prayer book, prayerbook

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