prayer book

[prair] / prɛər /

NOUN

book holding prayers

Synonyms

WEAK

Book of Common Prayer Mass book breviary canon lectionary missal book prayers psalmbook psalter scripture

Example Sentences

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I even had the prayer book sitting there in anticipation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

He said the only object that survived from the minivan was a prayer book, which was barely damaged.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Galli had been looking through the library's manuscripts from the Middle Ages to find more information about this sequence when he came across the prayer book.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

A copy of a prayer book handwritten by a 12-year-old Elizabeth herself in Italian, French and Italian bound in an embroidered cover is held in the British Library.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

He said his father wanted him to pick up a prayer book, but I think his father sent him because he was making the groom nervous.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg