preces
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The preces dominicales at Prime and Compline have a form of their own, additions being made in the preces of Prime when said on a feria.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
In Prime and the Little Hours, the preces are unchanged standing in the new Breviary as in the old.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
Cyprian has never called prayer a "sacrifice" without qualifying terms; on the contrary he collocates "preces" and "sacrificium," and sometimes also "oblatio" and "sacrificium."
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
The preces feriales at Lauds and Vespers are the same in structure.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
In the Breviary there are two sets of preces, the Preces Dominicales for Sunday and the Preces Feriales for ferial Offices.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
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