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Examples of prayer book in a Sentence
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Though Hebrew is the language of Jewish prayer, Rabbi Harlow aspired to make the prayer book accessible to those who did not speak the language.
—Ari L. Goldman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
For a time, Rabbi Harlow’s major works — prayer books for daily, Sabbath, festival and High Holy Days use — became the standards for worship in Conservative synagogues in North America.
—Ari L. Goldman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
In the medieval and early modern periods, psalters and prayer books like the popular Book of Hours typically featured full-color illustrations, or illuminations, depicting significant biblical scenes.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers are found in a special prayer book for the High Holidays, called a Machzor.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 28 Aug. 2023
Instead, Malachi, loyal to the ways of the Old World, keeps a prayer book in his pocket and wears a tallit under his shirt.
—Hawa Allan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial features prayer book with a bullet hole and survivors' testimony
The jury unanimously found that all five of the prosecution’s aggravating factors were proven.
—Sabrina Souza, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
Unlike Catholics, Protestants believed paintings, statues, illustrations in prayer books and even churches themselves were a dangerous distraction from God’s word, which ought to take center stage in Christians’ spiritual lives.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
The prosecution even entered into evidence a prayer book with a bullet hole, a symbol of the day’s destruction.
—Sabrina Souza, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1529, in the meaning defined above
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“Prayer book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20book. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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