Definition
A book used in Christian churches containing the prescribed prayers, hymns, readings, and liturgical services for each day of the year.
Etymology
From Latin 'breviarium' meaning 'a summary or abridgment' (from 'brevis' meaning 'short'), because it contained condensed versions of longer liturgical texts that clergy needed.
Kelly Says
The breviary was the medieval equivalent of a smartphone—priests carried it everywhere because it contained everything they needed to conduct daily prayers and services, all in one conveniently portable book.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
ARالعربية
breviary
bu-re-vi-a-ree
BNবাংলা
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
CACatalà
breviari
bre-vee-a-ree
CSČeština
breviář
bre-vee-arzh
DADansk
breviarium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
DEDeutsch
Brevier
brey-vee-er
ELΕλληνικά
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
ESEspañol
breviario
bre-vee-ah-ree-oh
FAفارسی
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
FISuomi
breviarium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
FRFrançais
bréviaire
breh-vee-ar
GUGU
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
HAHA
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
HEעברית
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
HIहिन्दी
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
HUMagyar
breviárium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
IGIG
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
ITItaliano
breviario
bre-vee-a-ree-oh
JA日本語
breviary
bu-re-vi-a-ree
KKKK
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
KMKM
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
KO한국어
breviary
be-re-vi-a-ree
MRMR
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
MYမြန်မာ
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
NLNederlands
breviarium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
NONorsk
breviarium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
PAPA
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
PLPolski
breviarz
bre-vee-arz
PTPortuguês
breviário
bre-vee-a-ree-oh
RORomână
breviu
bre-vee-oo
RUРусский
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
SVSvenska
breviarium
bre-vee-a-ree-um
SWKiswahili
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
TAதமிழ்
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
TEతెలుగు
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
THไทย
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
TLTL
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
TRTürkçe
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
UKУкраїнська
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
URاردو
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
VITiếng Việt
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
YOYO
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree
ZH中文
breviary
bu-re-vi-a-ree
ZUZU
breviary
bre-vee-a-ree