the book of common prayer

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Definition of the book of common prayer in English English dictionary
Book of Common Prayer: The book containing the liturgy of the Church of England; compiled by Thomas Cranmer in 1549 following the Act of Uniformity
The Book of Common Prayer.: prayer book
Book of Common Prayer: The book of services and prayers used in the Anglican Church. a book used in Church of England and Episcopal churches, which contains the words spoken by the priest and by the people in church at weekly services and at weddings, funerals etc. Liturgical book used by the churches of the Anglican Communion. First authorized for the Church of England in 1549, it went through several versions; the 1662 revision has remained the standard (with minor changes) throughout the Commonwealth of Nations. The Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S. adopted a liturgy in contemporary language in the 1970s
book of common prayer: the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language

the book of common prayer

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the book of com·mon pray·er

dhi bûk ıv kämın preyır

/ᴛʜē ˈbo͝ok əv ˈkämən ˈprāər/ /ðiː ˈbʊk əv ˈkɑːmən ˈpreɪɜr/

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