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book of hours

book of hours noun: an illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.

Noun

book of hours (plural books of hours)

  1. (historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.
  2. Synonym of horologion, the equivalent of the breviary in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
    Synonyms:
    horologion

Synonyms of book of hours

Forms of book of hours

pluralbooks of hours

Origin of book of hours

From the books' usual division of prayers according to the canonical hours.

Questions about book of hours

What does book of hours mean?
Book of hours means an illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is book of hours?
Book of hours is a noun.
What is the plural of book of hours?
The plural of book of hours is books of hours.

Words near book of hours in the dictionary

  1. Book of Common Prayer
  2. Book of Concord
  3. book of condolence
  4. book of first entry
  5. Book of God
  6. book of hours
  7. book of lading
  8. Book of Life
  9. Book of Mormon
  10. Book of Mormon Belt
  11. book of nature

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