Psalter

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as in breviary

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  1. breviary
  2. missal
  3. hymnal
Noun
  • Books of Hours are breviaries, or a selection of prayers and psalms taken from long prayer books used by monks.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
  • In the breviary-like Logia of Yeshua, Davenport and his coauthor, Benjamin Urrutia, assembled everything reportedly spoken by Jesus.
    Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
Definition of breviary
Noun
  • The actress also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
  • The Judge held out the missal.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2021
Definition of missal
Noun
  • Maybe Happy Ending review: Darren Criss is effortlessly charming in a visually dazzling romance between robots The hymnals do begin to feel overlong, not helped by their repetitive nature.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • These are the exact same hymnals that are on our piano.
    Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of hymnal
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