missal

noun

Definition of missalnext
as in breviary

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Recent Examples of missal The Academy Award winner also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 The Vatican has released the official missal for the liturgies, and Lebanese media are preparing for large crowds despite infrastructure shortages. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025 All told, the missal numbered 309 pages in its original form. — CBS News, 23 Sep. 2022 The pews have been stripped of hymn books and missals, and Holy Water basins are dry. — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 19 May 2020
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  1. breviary
  2. Psalter
Noun
  • 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
Definition of breviary
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  • It was made by Peter Care, who had moved from Cornwall, in England’s southwest, to Sheffield to study filmmaking at the Psalter Lane School of Art.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
Definition of Psalter

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“Missal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missal. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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