prayer book

noun

: a book containing prayers and often other forms and directions for worship

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The kits also include informational materials about the holidays and Ukrainian-language prayer books. Marcel Gascón Barberá, Sun Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 Some lifted wooden desks into the air, sending prayer books scattering. Jake Offenhartz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024 In 1907, Johan Ludvig Heiberg discovered something unexpected in a Byzantine prayer book. Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024 On the contrary, within its pages, Hersey beautifully delineates through the use of vintage hymns, prayer books, and abolitionist pamphlets, that rest is a birthright and a necessity and an anecdote for a tired world. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prayer book 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prayer book was circa 1529

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“Prayer book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20book. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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