Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Breviary

An epitome of the old office of matins and lauds for daily service in the Roman Catholic Church. The Breviary contains the daily “Divine Office,” which those in orders in the Catholic Church are bound to recite. The office consists of psalms, collects, readings from Scripture, and the life of some saint or saints.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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