Prayer-book

  • 31Scriptures in the Prayer Book —    It has been pointed out, on the authority of a careful and detailed calculation that of the whole Prayer book, three fifths of it are taken from the Bible and that two fifths of all the Church s worship are carried on in the actual words of… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 32Common Prayer Book — Common Prayer Book, s. Book of Common Prayer …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 33Common Prayer, Book of — • Includes history and contents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 34Common Prayer Book —   [ kɔmən preɪə buk; englisch »allgemein Gebetbuch«], das liturgische Buch der Kirche von England und der anglikanischen Kirchengemeinschaft. Es enthält neben einem kurzen Katechismus die 39 Glaubensartikel von 1563, eine Ordnung des Morgen und… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35Book of Common Prayer — • Includes history and contents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Book of Common Prayer     Book of Common Prayer     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 36Prayer-Books — • A collection of forms of prayer intended for private devotion, and in so far distinct from the service books which contain the liturgical formularies used in public worship. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prayer Books      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 37Book of Advertisements —     Book of Advertisements     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Advertisements     A series of enactments concerning ecclesiastical matters, drawn up by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (1559 75), with the help of Grindal, Horne, Cox,… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 38Prayer — (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Prayer meeting — Prayer Prayer (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Common Prayer-Book — Common Pray|er Book [ preəbuk] das; <zu engl. Common Prayer »Liturgie der anglikanischen Kirche«, als Kurzform von Book of Common Prayer »Allgemeines Gebetbuch«, dies zu common prayer »gemeinsames Gebet«> Bekenntnis u.… …

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