RESPONSORIES

Meaning of RESPONSORIES in English

pl of responsory.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

RESPONSORIAL — I. rə̇|spän|sōrēəl, (|)rē|s- adjective Etymology: responsory (I) + -al : relating to or consisting of responses : antiphonal II. noun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RESPONSORY — /ri spon"seuh ree/ , n. , pl. responsories . Eccles. an anthem sung after a lection by a soloist and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPONSORY — [ rɪ'spɒns(ə)ri ] ■ noun ( plural responsories ) (in the Christian Church) an anthem said or sung by a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORGANUM — plural Organa, originally, any musical instrument (later in particular an organ); the term attained its lasting sense, however, during the …
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CANONICAL HOURS — in music, settings of the public prayer service (divine office) of the Roman Catholic Church, divided into Matins, Lauds, Prime, …
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GREGORIAN CHANT — monophonic, or unison, liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, used to accompany the text of the mass and the …
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AMBROSIAN CHANT — monophonic, or unison, chant that accompanies the Latin mass and canonical hours of the Ambrosian rite. The word Ambrosian is …
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