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prayer book
[ prair ]
noun
- a book containing formal prayers to be used in public or private religious devotions.
- (usually initial capital letters) Book of Common Prayer.
- Nautical. a small holystone.
prayer book
/ ±è°ùɛə /
noun
- ecclesiast a book containing the prayers used at church services or recommended for private devotions
- Church of England often capitals another name for Book of Common Prayer
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prayer book1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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St Beuno, a seventh century abbot, was said to be so grateful to a curlew for rescuing his prayer book after it fell into the sea that he asked for all curlews to be protected.
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He wore a purple silk stole, embroidered, around his neck and held the tiniest prayer book you ever saw.
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They distributed handmade Haggadahs — prayer books for the Passover holiday — and read prayers in Hebrew, keeping to the traditional order.
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I even had the prayer book sitting there in anticipation.
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He said the only object that survived from the minivan was a prayer book, which was barely damaged.
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