PRAYER BOOK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A book containing prayers

Synonyms:

prayer book; prayerbook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("prayer book" is a kind of...):

book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prayer book"):

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

missal ((Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year)

Book of Psalms; Psalter (a collection of Psalms for liturgical use)