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A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
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A brief statement or summary.
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Usage: obsolete
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(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: prayer book, prayerbook
From Latin breviārium (“summary”) (compare abbreviation), ultimately from brevis (“short”). Doublet of brevier and brimborion.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ծիսարան
(cisaran)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Belarusian:
брэвія́рый
(brevijáryj)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Bulgarian:
молитвеник
(molitvenik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Bulgarian:
требник
(trebnik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Chinese Mandarin:
祈祷书
(qídǎoshū)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Czech:
breviář
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Danish:
breviar
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Dutch:
brevier
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Esperanto:
breviero
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Finnish:
rukouskirja
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Finnish:
breviario
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Finnish:
hetkirukouskirja
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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French:
bréviaire
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Georgian:
კურთხევანი
(ḳurtxevani)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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German:
Brevier
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Hungarian:
breviárium
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Italian:
breviario
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Latvian:
breviārs
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Lithuanian:
brevijõrius
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Macedonian:
тре́бник
(trébnik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Macedonian:
бревија́р
(brevijár)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Macedonian:
ча́сослов
(čásoslov)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Macedonian:
моли́твеник
(molítvenik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Macedonian:
о́бредник
(óbrednik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Polish:
brewiarz
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Portuguese:
breviário
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Portuguese:
livro de horas
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Punjabi:
ਗੁਟਕਾ
(guṭkā)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Romanian:
breviar
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Russian:
тре́бник
(trébnik)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Russian:
бревиа́рий
(breviárij)
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Serbo-Croatian:
часослов
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Serbo-Croatian:
молитвеник
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Serbo-Croatian:
časoslov
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Serbo-Croatian:
molitvenik
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Slovak:
breviár
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Spanish:
breviario
— a book containing prayers and hymns
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Ukrainian:
бревіа́рій
(breviárij)
— a book containing prayers and hymns