About The Word Responsory
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Responsory
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What's The Definition Of Responsory?Synonyms | Synonyms for Responsory: Related Terms | Find terms related to Responsory: See Also | Responsory In Webster's Dictionary \Re*spon"so*ry\ (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.
Containing or making answer; answering. --Johnson.
\Re*spon"so*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z). [LL. responsorium.] 1. (Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy. --Milton. 2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book. |
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