The difference between Breviary and Office

When used as nouns, breviary means a book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours, whereas office means a ceremonial duty or service, particularly: the authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. mass, the introit sung at its beginning. any special liturgy, as the office for the dead or of the virgin. a daily service without the eucharist. the daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service. last rites.

Office is also verb with the meaning: to provide (someone) with an office.

check bellow for the other definitions of Breviary and Office

  1. Breviary as a noun:

    A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.

  2. Breviary as a noun (obsolete):

    A brief statement or summary.

  1. Office as a noun:

    A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. Mass, the introit sung at its beginning. Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin. A daily service without the eucharist. The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service. Last rites.

    Examples:

    "In the [[Latin rite]], all bishops, priests, and [[transitional deacon]]s are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily."

  2. Office as a noun:

    A position of responsibility.

    Examples:

    "When the office of Secretary of State is vacant, its duties fall upon an official within the department."

  3. Office as a noun:

    Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.

    Examples:

    "She held office as secretary of state until she left office to run for office."

  4. Office as a noun:

    An official or group of officials; a personification of officeholders.

  5. Office as a noun:

    A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; moral duty.

  6. Office as a noun:

    The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.

  7. Office as a noun:

    Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.

  8. Office as a noun:

    A bodily function, urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.

  9. Office as a noun:

    A service, a kindness.

    Examples:

    "The secretary prevailed at the negotiations through the [[good offices good offices]] of the [[Freedonia]]n ambassador."

  10. Office as a noun:

    Inside information.

  11. Office as a noun:

    A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly: A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping. A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public. A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.

    Examples:

    "The office of the Secretary of State is cleaned when it is vacant."

  12. Office as a noun:

    The staff of such places.

    Examples:

    "The whole office was there... well, except you, of course."

  13. Office as a noun:

    The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly: A ministry or other department of government. Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy. A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.

    Examples:

    "He's from our public relations office."

    "The secretary of state's British colleague heads the Foreign and Commonwealth Office."

    "He worked as the receptionist at the Akron office."

  14. Office as a noun (now in the plural, dated):

    The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly a house or estate's facilities for urination and defecation: outhouses or lavatories.

  15. Office as a noun:

    an inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown claimed the right of possession to land or property.

  16. Office as a noun:

    A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.

  17. Office as a noun:

    A hangout: a place where one is normally found.

  18. Office as a noun:

    A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.

  19. Office as a noun:

    A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.

  1. Office as a verb:

    To provide (someone) with an office.

  2. Office as a verb (intransitive):

    To have an office.

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