prayer book

noun

A book containing religious prayers, and sometimes also the instructions for church services (e.g., calls and responses).

“Near-synonyms: breviary, liturgy, missal, portal, portass, psalter, church service”

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Meanings

nounprayer book (plural prayer books)

plural prayer books · alternative prayerbook

  1. A book containing religious prayers, and sometimes also the instructions for church services (e.g., calls and responses).

    Near-synonyms: breviary, liturgy, missal, portal, portass, psalter, church service

    Synonyms: breviary, liturgy, missal, portal, portass, psalter, church service

  2. when capitalizedThe Book of Common Prayer.
  3. nauticalA small holystone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA book containing religious prayers, and sometimes also the instructions for church services (e.g., calls and responses).

Similar
breviaryliturgymissalportalportasspsalterchurch service

More synonyms by meaning

nouna book containing prayers

Similar
prayerbook
Broader
book
Also see
church serviceprimer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek εὐχολόγιον, προσευχητάριον
  • εὐχολόγιον (eukhológion)book
  • προσευχητάριον (proseukhētárion)book
Bulgarian моли́твеник, тре́бник
  • моли́твеник (molítvenik)book
  • тре́бник (trébnik)book
  • часосло́в (časoslóv)book
Chinese Mandarin 祈禱書 /祈祷书
  • 祈禱書 /祈祷书 (qídǎoshū)book
Czech modlitebník
  • modlitebníkbook
Danish bønnebog
  • bønnebogbook
Dutch misboek, missaal
  • misboekbook
  • missaalbook
  • gebedenboekbook
Esperanto preĝolibro
  • preĝolibrobook
Estonian palveraamat
  • palveraamatbook
Finnish rukouskirja
  • rukouskirjabook
French missel, eucologe
  • misselbook
  • eucologebook
German Gebetbuch
  • Gebetbuchbook
Greek ευχολόγιο, προσευχητάριο
  • ευχολόγιο (efchológio)book
  • προσευχητάριο (prosefchitário)book
Hungarian imakönyv
  • imakönyvbook
Icelandic bænabók
  • bænabókbook
Italian messale
  • messalebook
Japanese 祈祷書
  • 祈祷書 (kitōsho)book
Korean 기도서
  • 기도서 (gidoseo)book
Latvian lūgšanu grāmata
  • lūgšanu grāmatabook
Lithuanian maldaknygė, maldýnas
  • maldaknygėbook
  • maldýnasbook
Māori pukapuka karakia, rāwiri
  • pukapuka karakiabook
  • rāwiribook
Norwegian Bokmål bønnebok
  • bønnebokbook
Polish modlitewnik, skarbczyk
  • modlitewnikbook
  • skarbczykbook
Portuguese missal, livro de orações
  • missalbook
  • livro de oraçõesbook
Romanian carte de rugăciuni, molitvelnic
  • carte de rugăciunibook
  • molitvelnicbook
Russian моли́твенник, часосло́в
  • моли́твенник (molítvennik)book
  • часосло́в (časoslóv)book
  • тре́бник (trébnik)book
Slovak modlitebník
  • modlitebníkbook
Spanish devocionario
  • devocionariobook
Swedish bönebok
  • bönebokbook
Tagalog misal
  • misalbook
Thai สมุดทำวัตร, หนังสือสวดมนต์
  • สมุดทำวัตรbook
  • หนังสือสวดมนต์book
Turkish dua kitabı
  • dua kitabıbook
Ukrainian молито́вник
  • молито́вник (molytóvnyk)book
Vietnamese quyển kinh, sách kính
  • quyển kinhbook
  • sách kínhbook
Cite this entry
APA

prayer book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20book

MLA

“prayer book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prayer book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20book.

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