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View synonyms for prayer book

prayer book

[ prair ]

noun

  1. a book containing formal prayers to be used in public or private religious devotions.
  2. (usually initial capital letters) Book of Common Prayer.
  3. Nautical. a small holystone.


prayer book

/ prɛə /

noun

  1. ecclesiast a book containing the prayers used at church services or recommended for private devotions
  2. Church of England often capitals another name for Book of Common Prayer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prayer book1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences

Use hardcover books—you can remove the dust jacket, giving it a nice inconspicuous look, not unlike a prayer book.

Pipes continued to appear upon the stage until its abolition (in company with the Prayer Book) by the Puritan rulers.

To-morrow the prince will receive, from sure hands, a prayer-book in which we convey the information to him.

She snatched away the tell-tale prayer-book and returned it with the letter-press right way up.

Something in Michael's attitude must have made a young man sitting behind lean over and ask if he wanted a Prayer Book.

Miss Enid was married in a sober traveling dress, and carried a prayer-book.

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