Common Prayer

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• Common prayer — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Common Prayer — Common Prayer, Book of (engl., spr. buck ŏf komm n prehr), die engl. Kirchenagende, 1548 zusammengestellt durch Erzbischof Cranmer, 1552, 1559, 1604 und 1662 revidiert, letztere Revision vom Parlament bestätigt, noch gegenwärtig Norm der Anglikan …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

• Common Prayer — (Boock of, Kammön Preher Bukk of), engl., die engl. Kirchenagende, in ihrer jetzigen Gestalt vom Jahre 1662 …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• Common Prayer — For the religious text, see Book of Common Prayer. Common Prayer Origin Brooklyn, New York Genres Indie rock Americana Years active 2010–present Labels …   Wikipedia

• Common Prayer —    Bishop Whitehead has given the following explanation of this term: Common Prayer is so called in distinction from private or special prayer. It comprehends those needs and expresses those religious feelings which are common to all God s… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• common prayer — 1. prayer for reciting by a group of worshipers, esp. the liturgy for public worship prescribed by the Church of England. 2. (caps.) See Book of Common Prayer. [1520 30] * * * …   Universalium

• Common Prayer — Book of С. Р. церковная книга англиканской церкви, содержащая в себе последование литургии и молитвы при др. требах, была составлена комитетом, под председательством Кранмера (см.), и в 1549 г. получила силу закона. В этой первой редакции Book of …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

• common prayer — /kɒmən ˈprɛə/ (say komuhn prair) noun the liturgy or public form of prayer prescribed by the Anglican Church to be used in all churches and chapels in public worship …   Australian English dictionary

• common prayer — The liturgy, or public form of prayer prescribed by the Church of England to be used in all churches and chapels, and which the clergy are enjoined to use under a certain penalty …   Black's law dictionary

• common prayer — noun : prayer in which a congregation unites …   Useful english dictionary

• Common Prayer-Book — Common Pray|er Book [ preəbuk] das; <zu engl. Common Prayer »Liturgie der anglikanischen Kirche«, als Kurzform von Book of Common Prayer »Allgemeines Gebetbuch«, dies zu common prayer »gemeinsames Gebet«> Bekenntnis u.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch