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Morning Prayer

noun

Definition of Morning Prayer 

: a service of liturgical prayer used for regular morning worship in churches of the Anglican communion

First Known Use of Morning Prayer

1552, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Morning Prayer was in 1552

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