prayer book

noun

: a book containing prayers and often other forms and directions for worship

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So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said. Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 Just hours before Saturday morning’s Shabbat service, flames and smoke licked through the synagogue, destroying at least two Torahs and many prayer books. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026 The image is taken from a small 14th-century prayer book made for the Duchess Juta of Luxembourg. David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025 Although there are other Jewish organizations who work with Jews who are incarcerated, most use traditional or Orthodox prayer books from publishers such as Chabad and Artscroll. Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prayer book

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prayer book was circa 1529

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“Prayer book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20book. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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