What's the difference between breviary and psalter?
Breviary
Definition:
(n.) An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
(n.) A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first, third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; -- distinguished from the missal.
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Psalter
Definition:
(n.) The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.
(n.) Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week.
(n.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.