RESPONSORY
Etymology
Noun
responsory (plural responsories)
A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service
A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial.
Adjective
responsory (not comparable)
Containing or making answer; answering.
Anagrams
• prosensory
Source: Wiktionary
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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