BREVIARY


Meaning of BREVIARY in English

[ 'bri:vɪəri ]

■ noun ( plural breviaries ) a book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church.

Origin

ME: from L. breviarium 'summary, abridgement', from breviare 'abridge'.

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