breviary

Japanese: breviary
breviary

...Hourly prayer (properly speaking, hourly prayer) refers to prayer offered at set times each day.
[Origin, Content]
There are two theories about the predecessor of the Psalter: one that emphasizes the Psalter as a personal prayer book most commonly used in the early Middle Ages, and the other that says it was modeled on the Breviary, a book of the daily office for clergy. The Breviary was once divided into several books, including the Bible, hymns, chantments, and prayer collections, but for various reasons and purposes, it was compiled into a single book at the Monte Cassino Abbey in the 12th century, and has since spread rapidly throughout Europe.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "breviary" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…時禱(正しくは時課)とは毎日の定時の祈禱をいう。
[起源,内容]
 時禱書の前身として,中世初期にもっとも一般的に使用された個人用祈禱書としての《詩篇》を重視する説と,聖職者用の聖務日課書(抄本)breviaryがその手本である,とする説がある。聖務日課書は,かつて聖書,賛歌,交誦,集禱文など数冊に分かれていたが,種々の便宜と目的のため12世紀にモンテ・カッシノ修道院などで1冊の抄本にまとめられ,以後急激にヨーロッパ各地に普及したものである。…

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