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PRAYER BOOK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A book containing prayers
Synonyms:
prayer book; prayerbook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("prayer book" is a kind of...):
book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prayer book"):
breviary ((Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders)
missal ((Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year)
Book of Psalms; Psalter (a collection of Psalms for liturgical use)
