common prayer

noun

prayer for reciting by a group of worshipers, especially the liturgy for public worship prescribed by the Church of England.
(initial capital letters) Book of Common Prayer.

Origin of common prayer

First recorded in 1520–30

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Historical Examples of common prayer

The common-prayer, an organ, a musical instrument in a church, was "not of God."
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)
Theodore Parker
It was the first of the Rogation days, which an Anglican may see, in his book of common-prayer, noted as days of abstinence.
Four Years in France
Henry Digby Beste

British Dictionary definitions for common prayer

common prayer

noun

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

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