"Portass" is a word in ENGLISH
A breviary; a prayer book.
We decided to leave early, you wouldn't want to be there in the end, when the lights came on. You'd never sit down in here again. In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door, now it was good to get up and out, while it was still a black hole, warm, and smokey, full of possibilities...
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A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, …
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Read the complete definitionA book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the …
Read the complete definitionAn abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
Read the complete definitionThe last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; …
Read the complete definitionA division of time among the Romans. In March, May, July, and october, the Ides were on the 15th of …
Read the complete definitionGreek words, meaning \"Lord, have mercy upon us,\" used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, …
Read the complete definitionThe canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) …
Read the complete definitionA prayer book or breviary; a portass.
Read the complete definitionA breviary.
Read the complete definitionSpecifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of …
Read the complete definitionThe office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary.
Read the complete definitionAn ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the …
Read the complete definitionOne of the little hours of the Breviary.
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