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Webster 1913 Edition
Breviary
Bre′vi-a-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Breviaries
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Breviary
BRE'VIARY
,Noun.
Brief.]
1.
An abridgment; a compend; an epitome.2.
A book containing the daily service of the Romish church. It is composed of matins,lauds, first,third,sixth and ninth vespers,and the compline or post communion. The Greeks also have a breviary.Definition 2024
breviary
breviary
English
Noun
breviary (plural breviaries)
- A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
- (obsolete) A brief statement or summary.
Translations
a book containing prayers and hymns