BREVIARY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

breviary

noun

ˈbrē-və-rē

Definition of breviary

as in summary

a short statement of the main points a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment

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Recent Examples of breviary Books of Hours are breviaries, or a selection of prayers and psalms taken from long prayer books used by monks. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020

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Noun

At the age of 36, Fazio instead provides a summary of his experiences.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.

— Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of summary

Noun

The stage was set for the Fourth, whose five movements add up to a summa of Bartók’s art, by turns tenaciously labored, sinuously swirling, nocturnally eerie, pizzicato-punchy, and flat-out wild.

— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Alas, Dostoevsky — all of whose major characters clearly embody aspects of his own extremist personality — died in 1881, shortly after completing this summa of his most deeply felt themes and obsessions.

— Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023

Definition of summa

Noun

For example, if an instructor wants to assess a student’s ability to structure an argument, using AI to generate an outline would interfere with what the assignment is designed to measure.

— Melissa Loble, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Love Days retraces the outlines of Ettie’s life through the story of Susanna Moore.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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