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Breviary — • Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Breviary Breviary … Catholic encyclopedia
Breviary — Bre vi*a*ry, n.; pl. {Breviaries}. [F. br[ e]viarie, L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis short. See {Brief}, and cf. {Brevier}.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breviary — 1540s, brief statement; sense of short prayer book used by Catholic priests is from 1610s, from L. breviarium summary, neuter of adjective breviarius abridged, from breviare to shorten, abbreviate, from brevis short (see BRIEF (Cf. brief)) … Etymology dictionary
breviary — ► NOUN (pl. breviaries) ▪ a book containing the service for each day, recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church. ORIGIN Latin breviarium summary, abridgement … English terms dictionary
breviary — [brē′vē er΄ē, brēv′yə rē΄] n. pl. breviaries [ML breviarium < L, an abridgment < breviarius, abridged < brevis, BRIEF] a book containing the Psalms, readings, prayers, etc. of the Divine Office … English World dictionary
Breviary — A breviary (from Latin brevis , short or concise ) is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially for… … Wikipedia
breviary — /bree vee er ee, brev ee /, n., pl. breviaries. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office. 2. a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches. [1540 50;… … Universalium
Breviary — ; Divine Office This word (from the Latin breviarium, meaning a summary ), which refers to a collection of the official daily prayers of the Church, includes hymns, psalms, readings, and prayers that are to be recited at various hours of the… … Glossary of theological terms
Breviary Hymns of the Rosary — Breviary Hymns of the Rosary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Breviary Hymns of the Rosary The proper office granted by Leo XIII (5 August, 1888) to the feast contains four hymns which, because of the pontiff s great devotion to the Rosary… … Catholic encyclopedia
Breviary, Reform of the Roman — • Article on the 1911 1913 revamping of the breviary so as to allow recitation of all of the Psalter each week. Feasts were also ranked according to liturgical importance, and some offices were no longer obligatory or were even suppressed… … Catholic encyclopedia
