breviaries
Daily office books
Breviaries are books containing the daily prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings prescribed for clergy in the Roman Catholic Church and some other Christian traditions.
A breviary organizes the Divine Office—the cycle of prayers said at fixed hours throughout the day.
The term sometimes extends to any condensed or abridged book: a breviary of Renaissance art.
Liturgical dawn devotions
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- primeReadying for action
- sextExplicit mobile communication
- noneNot a single one
vespers · compline · vigils · morning prayer · evening prayer · night prayer · psalter · antiphon
Of ancient Italy's capital
- monasticOf religious community life
- AnglicanChurch of England member
- book of hoursPersonal liturgical prayer collection
- diurnalActive during daylight
Religious songs of praise
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- collectsGathers and keeps
antiphons · responses · rubrics · hagiography · calendar · feasts · saints' days · scripture
Able to be carried
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- compactTightly packed together
- volumeAmount of space filled
- bindingLegally or morally required
illuminated · manuscript · printed · condensed · quarto · folio · vellum · parchment
Oral delivery from memory
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- prayingAddressing a deity
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
monastics · religious orders · choir · oratory · chapel · devotion · daily prayer · spiritual discipline
matins
Liturgical dawn devotions
none · vespers · compline · vigils · morning prayer · evening prayer · night prayer · psalter · antiphon · magnificat
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
- monasticOf religious community life
- AnglicanChurch of England member
- book of hoursPersonal liturgical prayer collection
psalms
Religious songs of praise
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
collects · antiphons · responses · rubrics · hagiography · calendar · feasts · saints' days · scripture · intercessions
portable
Able to be carried
binding · illuminated · manuscript · printed · condensed · quarto · folio · vellum · parchment · codex
recitation
Oral delivery from memory
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- prayingAddressing a deity
- obligationRequired task or commitment
clergy · monastics · religious orders · choir · oratory · chapel · devotion · daily prayer · spiritual discipline · meditation
breviariesencyclopedias
Multi-volume knowledge collections
complete works · compendia · tomes · collected works · compendiums
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