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Book of hours

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breviarynounA book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
choirbooknounA hymnal, especially one used by members of a choir.
book of shadowsnounA book containing religious text and instructions for Wiccan magical rituals.
hymnbooknoun(British) A book containing a collection of hymns.
black booknounA book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies.
service booknounA liturgical book, containing the text of a religious service.
daybooknounA daily chronicle; a diary.
hornbooknoun(historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read.
prayerbooknounAlternative spelling of prayer book. [A book containing religious prayers, and sometimes also the instructions for church services (e.g., calls and responses).]
prayer booknounA book containing religious prayers, and sometimes also the instructions for church services (e.g., calls and responses).
reading booknoun(education) A type of book designed for individuals who are learning to read in a particular language.
courtesy booknoun(historical) A didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers, explaining matters of etiquette, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.
day booknounAlternative form of daybook. [A daily chronicle; a diary.]
commonplacenounSomething that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
canonnounA group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
logbooknoun(by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
shopbooknoun(dated) A book in which a tradesman keeps the accounts.
primernounA children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
church servicenounA formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.
chapbooknounA small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts.

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