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responsory

/rɪˈspɒnsəri/

/rɪˈspɑnsəri/

Translations

responsorynoun

responsories

/rɪˈspɒnsəri/

/rɪˈspɑnsəri/

The choir sang a beautiful responsory during the service.

Хор исполнил красивый респонсорий во время службы.

Synonyms

responsoryadjective

/rɪˈspɒnsəri/

/rɪˈspɑːnsəri/

Used attributively (e.g., "responsory psalm") to modify another noun.

responsorynoun

A set of responses sung or said after a lesson in a church service.

The choir sang the responsory beautifully during the evening service.

In Gregorian and other Western Christian chant, a liturgical piece consisting of a respond and a verse, sung after a scripture reading.

During Matins, the monks chanted a solemn responsory after each lesson.

responsoryadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a responsory or responsorial chant.

The choir rehearsed the responsory psalm for Sunday Mass.