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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BREVIARY
n.[L. breviarium, from brevis, short. See Brief. ] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome.
2. A book containing the daily service of the Romish church. It is composed of matins, lauds, first, third, sixth and ninth vespers, and the compline or post communion. The Greeks also have a breviary.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BREVIARY
Bre "vi *a *ry, n.; pl. Breviaries (. Etym: [F. bréviarie, L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis short. See Brief, and cf. Brevier. ]
1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary. A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those roots that are to be cut up or gathered. Holland.
2. A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.
New American Oxford Dictionary
breviary
bre vi ar y |ˈbrēvēˌerē, ˈbrev- ˈbriviˌɛri | ▶noun ( pl. breviaries ) a book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the psalms ): from Latin breviarium ‘summary, abridgment, ’ from breviare ‘abridge, ’ from brevis ‘short, brief. ’
Oxford Dictionary
breviary
breviary |ˈbriːvɪəri | ▶noun ( pl. breviaries ) a book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the Psalms ): from Latin breviarium ‘summary, abridgement ’, from breviare ‘abridge ’, from brevis ‘short, brief ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
breviary
bre vi ar y /brévièri |-viəri /名詞 C 〘宗 〙(カトリック教司祭の )聖務日課書, 日禱 （とう ）書 .
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