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breviary
In its primary ecclesiastical sense, this term refers to a specific liturgical book. It carries a formal, religious connotation and is almost exclusively associated with the Catholic Church and the Divine Office. It is not a general term for any prayer book, but specifically one structured for daily canonical hours.
When used in a secular or academic context, the word functions as a sophisticated synonym for a compendium or handbook. It implies a high degree of condensation, suggesting that a vast amount of complex information has been distilled into a brief, manageable format. This usage is rare and typically found in formal writing or scholarly discourse.
Meanings
Examples
The priest carried his leather bound breviary to the chapel every morning.
I wonder if the monk still reads from that ancient breviary.
Please open your breviary to the prayers for the third hour.
The old breviary was filled with handwritten notes in the margins.
He spent his quiet hours reciting the divine office from a small breviary.
This handbook serves as a breviary of the complex legal codes of the empire.
The author provided a brief breviary of the main arguments at the start of the chapter.
I need a concise breviary of these theories before the exam starts.