breviary

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Definition

noun (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

From Latin breviārium (“summary”) (compare abbreviation), ultimately from brevis (“short”). Doublet of brevier and brimborion.

Matter of breviary, my masters. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais
At any rate, it is the breviary of modern socialism. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
But their talents lie totally within the binding of their breviaries. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor

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