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Noun: breviary  'bree-vee,e-ree or bree-v(ee-)u-ree [N. Amer], bree-vee-u-ree [Brit]
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily by certain priests and members of religious orders
    "The priest consulted his breviary for the day's prayers"

Derived forms: breviaries

Type of: prayer book, prayerbook

Encyclopedia: Breviary, Reform of the Roman