prayer book

noun

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

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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 At services, the torah is held in procession around the sanctuary, and people reach out to touch it with a prayer shawl or a prayer book, which is then touched to the lips in reverence. Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 The service uses Haggadah prayer books and includes drinking four cups of wine. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Apr. 2025 Little editions that fit in the palm of your hand and can be rubbed like rosaries are close relatives of prayer books. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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