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responsory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\ (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a. Containing or making answer; answering. --Johnson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Responsory \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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