Prayer book

Prayer book

A 'prayer book' is a book outlining the liturgy of religious services.

In this sense, it may "'carry the following specific names in various religions:
*Breviary, in Roman Catholicism
*Agenda (liturgy), in Lutheranism"'
*Common Worship, in Anglicanism
**Alternative Service Book (adopted in 1980), in the Church of England
**Directory of Public Worship, adopted in certain areas of the Church of England in the 17th century
**Book of Common Prayer (BCP), first published in 1549 for the Church of England
*Book of Hours, in the Eastern Orthodox Church
*Siddur, in Judaism
*Saint Augustine's Prayer Book, in the Episcopal Church
*Vatican Croatian Prayer Book, a Croatian vernacular prayer book

Prayer book may also refer to:
*Operation Prayer Book, a series of four operation orders carried out during the United States invasion of Panama
*Prayer Book Rebellion, a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549 as a result of the BCP
*Prayer Book Society of Canada, an organization within the Anglican Church of Canada which promotes the understanding and use of the BCP


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  • prayer book — n. 1. a book of formal religious prayers 2. [P B ] BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER …   English World dictionary

  • Prayer Book — Prayer Book, the another name for the Book of Common Prayer …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Prayer book — Prayer book, s. Common Prayer …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • prayer book — n a book containing prayers that is used in some Christian church services …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • prayer book — prayer ,book noun count a book that contains religious prayers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prayer book — noun a book containing prayers • Syn: ↑prayerbook • Hypernyms: ↑book • Hyponyms: ↑breviary, ↑missal, ↑Psalter, ↑Book of Psalms * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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