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So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.
Aaron Neville

Meaning of "prayer book" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAYER BOOK

prayer book  [prɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAYER BOOK

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WHAT DOES PRAYER BOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prayer book

A 'prayer book' is a book containing prayers and perhaps devotional readings, for private or communal use, or in some cases, outlining the liturgy of religious services. Books containing mainly orders of religious services, or readings for them are termed "service books" or "liturgical books", and are thus not prayer-books in the strictest sense, but the term is often used very loosely. A religion's scriptures might also be considered prayer books as well. The following are among the many books to which the term may loosely refer in various churches or religions, although in strict usage a prayer book is likely to mean a miscellaneous book of prayers as opposed to the standard service books as listed in the second group below: Actual prayer books: ▪ Book of Common Prayer, first published in 1549 for the Church of England and has considerable literary influence in the English language ▪ Saint Augustine's Prayer Book, in the Episcopal Church of the United States ▪ Vatican...

Definition of prayer book in the English dictionary

The definition of prayer book in the dictionary is a book containing the prayers used at church services or recommended for private devotions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAYER BOOK


contrair
kənˈtrɛə
crare
krɛə
karearea
ˈkɑːrɛərɛə
libraire
liːˈbrɛə
numeraire
ˌnjuːməˈrɛə
prayer
prɛə
rare
rɛə
ultrarare
ˌʌltrəˈrɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAYER BOOK

praxis
Praxiteles
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prayer rug
prayer shawl
prayer wheel
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prayerfulness
prayerless
prayerlessly
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praying
praying mantid
praying mantis
prayingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAYER BOOK

a closed book
address book
an open book
audio book
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closed book
coloring book
comic book
cookery book
Facebook
grade book
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record book
road book
the book

Synonyms and antonyms of prayer book in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «prayer book» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAYER BOOK

Find out the translation of prayer book to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prayer book from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prayer book» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祈祷书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libro de oraciones
570 millions of speakers

English

prayer book
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना पुस्तक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كتاب الصلاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молитвенник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livro de oração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রার্থনা বই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre de prières
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buku doa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebetbuch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祈祷書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도 책
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buku sholat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuốn sách cầu nguyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரார்த்தனை புத்தகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रार्थना पुस्तक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dua kitabı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libro di preghiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

modlitewnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молитовник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carte de rugăciuni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιβλίο προσευχής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebed boek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bönbok
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bønnebok
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prayer book

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYER BOOK»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prayer book

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Aaron Neville
So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAYER BOOK»

Discover the use of prayer book in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prayer book and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Book of Common Prayer
A time-honored vision of Common Prayer informs the contents and presentation of this book. It seeks to unify the worship of God's people, While allowing reasonable scope for diversity within the essential unity of the Church's prayer.
Church of Ireland, 2004
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Commentary on the American Prayer Book
Traces and comments upon the sources, history, and development of each of the rites and formularies of the book from the earliest known forms until the present day.
Marion J. Hatchett, 1995
3
Youcat English: Youth Prayer Book
Now YOUCAT -- The Youth Prayer Book, helps them to live their faith and deepen their spiritual lives. The book includes modern, new prayers, along with traditional prayers, and the time-honored prayers of Holy Scripture.
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, Georg von Lengerke, Dörte Schrömges, 2013
4
An African Prayer Book
The African Prayer Book is just such an aid, for in this collection all the spiritual riches of the vast and varied continent of Africa are bravely set forth.
Desmond Tutu, 2009
5
A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book
Culled from a wide range of sources, both geographically and historically, this collection testifies that women's prayers were—and continue to be—an inspired expression of personal supplication and desire.
Aliza Lavie, 2008
6
A Pagan Ritual Prayer Book
A companion to the popular A Book of Pagan Prayer, this handbook of rituals and prayers is organized thematically, making it convenient to use if one is seeking prayers for specific occasions, seasons, times of day, meals, or milestones.
Ceisiwr Serith, 2011
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Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible
The author explains one of his secrets behind the powerful witness of his own life--that he had learned to pray the Psalms and from them drew on the power of God in his years of imprisonment--in a new edition that includes a brief ...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eberhard Bethge, 1974
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The "Book of Common Prayer": A Biography
Jacobs shows how The Book of Common Prayer--from its beginnings as a means of social and political control in the England of Henry VIII to its worldwide presence today--became a venerable work whose cadences express the heart of religious ...
Alan Jacobs, 2013
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The One Year Devotional Prayer Book -
Begin and end each day focused on the presence of God. Whether starting out the day or winding down for the night, staying connected to the presence and work of God is the most important way to do both.
Johnny Hunt, 2011
10
My People's Prayer Book: Seder K'riat haTorah (the Torah ...
The fourth book in this important series presents all the traditional Jewish prayers with important commentaries from the rabbinic literature and modern Jewish scholars.
Lawrence A. Hoffman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAYER BOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prayer book is used in the context of the following news items.
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Temple adopts groundbreaking prayer book
The new prayer book — Mishkan HaNefesh, which means Sanctuary of ... The prayer book's goal is to provide an environment for those of all ... «The Ridgefield Press, Jul 15»
2
Vaetchanan: Pay attention
Similarly, we gather in the synagogue, open the prayer book and read the words, but if our minds aren't focused, if we are open to distraction ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Rabbis raise funds to fix torched Loaves and Fishes church
“The accompanying graffiti appealed to texts from the Jewish prayer book, making it an attack on explicitly religious grounds.” A priest inspects ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
4
A rabbi's mission: Saving Damascus' Jewish culture
Shortly afterwards, a magnificent prayer book called Shaar Binyamin was published by the Ahavat Shalom Institute. The book became a hit, ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
5
Wrestling with the gray is best path for finding our way
In “Mishkan T'filah,” the prayer book of the Reform Jewish community in North America, Mordecai Kaplan, spiritual pioneer of the ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
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The wisdom of Matthew Henry: 10 quotes to make you love the …
... restored to the throne after the Civil Wars and Commonwealth period, required them to sign up to episcopacy and the Prayer Book in 1662, ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
7
Packing for that trip? Don't forget those aids to prayer
I keep a small prayer book tucked in my bag — a travel version of the Liturgy of the Hours — so that when I find a bit of space, I can slip into the ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
8
Hellward bound
I have in my possession a small red book titled “A Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians.” Aside from prayers and services, the book also ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
9
Theodore Bikel, versatile singer, actor and activist, dies at 91
His great-grandfather, he wrote, arrived at the name Bikel by pointing his finger at random in an old prayer book and combining the first letters ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
10
Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East?
He picked up his prayer book and headed downstairs to the parish house. The church was helping to care for 1,500 Syrian families. ''It's too ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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