common prayer

American  

noun

1. prayer for reciting by a group of worshipers, especially the liturgy for public worship prescribed by the Church of England.

2. (initial capital letters)  Book of Common Prayer.

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common prayer British  

noun

1. the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer

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Etymology

Origin of common prayer

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The ironic title of “In Our Time” comes from the Book of Common Prayer: “Give peace in our time, O Lord.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to be “united in one common prayer.”

From Seattle Times

“And in the end, darkness will lose. Evil will be defeated. Today, this is our common goal, our common dream, and this is what our common prayer is for today. For our freedom. For our victory. For our Ukraine.”

From Washington Times

“Today, this is our common goal, our common dream. And this is precisely what our common prayer is for today. For our freedom. For our victory. For our Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.

From Washington Times

Her third novel, “A Book of Common Prayer,” published in 1977, takes place in the fictional Central American nation of Boca Grande; it presages the book-length nonfiction studies “Salvador” and “Miami.”

From Los Angeles Times