Definition of breviary in English:

breviary

nounPlural breviaries ˈbriːvɪəriˈbrēvēˌerē

A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church.
（天主教的）祈祷书；每日祷告
Example sentencesExamples
- I found him surrounded by scores, his breviary in his hand.
- The Sarum breviary was reissued and ordered to be used throughout the province of Canterbury.
- He was a small man who collected bones and breviaries.
- This breviary became the basis for the one most commonly used in Taiwan today.
- She was not kneeling there, breviary in hand in silent devotion.

Origin

Late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the Psalms): from Latin breviarium 'summary, abridgement', from breviare 'abridge', from brevis 'short, brief'.

Definition of breviary in US English:

breviary

nounˈbrēvēˌerē

A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church.
（天主教的）祈祷书；每日祷告
Example sentencesExamples
- She was not kneeling there, breviary in hand in silent devotion.
- I found him surrounded by scores, his breviary in his hand.
- He was a small man who collected bones and breviaries.
- This breviary became the basis for the one most commonly used in Taiwan today.
- The Sarum breviary was reissued and ordered to be used throughout the province of Canterbury.

Origin

Late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the Psalms): from Latin breviarium ‘summary, abridgment’, from breviare ‘abridge’, from brevis ‘short, brief’.

词汇	breviary
释义	Definition of breviary in English: breviary nounPlural breviaries ˈbriːvɪəriˈbrēvēˌerē A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church. （天主教的）祈祷书；每日祷告 Example sentencesExamples I found him surrounded by scores, his breviary in his hand. The Sarum breviary was reissued and ordered to be used throughout the province of Canterbury. He was a small man who collected bones and breviaries. This breviary became the basis for the one most commonly used in Taiwan today. She was not kneeling there, breviary in hand in silent devotion. Origin Late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the Psalms): from Latin breviarium 'summary, abridgement', from breviare 'abridge', from brevis 'short, brief'. Definition of breviary in US English: breviary nounˈbrēvēˌerē A book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church. （天主教的）祈祷书；每日祷告 Example sentencesExamples She was not kneeling there, breviary in hand in silent devotion. I found him surrounded by scores, his breviary in his hand. He was a small man who collected bones and breviaries. This breviary became the basis for the one most commonly used in Taiwan today. The Sarum breviary was reissued and ordered to be used throughout the province of Canterbury. Origin Late Middle English (also denoting an abridged version of the Psalms): from Latin breviarium ‘summary, abridgment’, from breviare ‘abridge’, from brevis ‘short, brief’.
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