RESPONSORIES

Noun

responsories

plural of responsory

Source: Wiktionary


RESPONSORY

Re*spon"so*ry (r*spn"s*r), a.

Definition: Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson.

Re*spon"so*ry, n.; pl. -ries (-r. Etym: [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.)

Definition: An antiphonary; a response book.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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