BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

service book (a book setting forth the forms of church service)

Meronyms (parts of "Book of Common Prayer"):

Book of Psalms; Psalter (a collection of Psalms for liturgical use)

Litany (a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation)

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