book of hours
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book of hours
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From the books' usual division of prayers according to the canonical hours.
noun books of hours
- An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.
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Synonym of horologion, the equivalent of the breviary in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
Similar: horologion
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noun illuminated devotional book from the Middle Ages
| 中文 | 時禱書 /时祷书 shídǎoshū |
|---|---|
| Français | livre d'heures |
| Deutsch | Stundenbuch |
| Русский | часосло́в časoslóv |
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