Responsory

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  • noun. A chant or anthem recited or sung after a reading in a church service.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing answer.
  • noun. In liturgics: A psalm or portion of a psalm sung between the missal lections.
  • noun. A portion of a psalm (originally, a whole psalm) sung between the lections at the canonical hours; a respond. Also responsorium.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Containing or making answer; answering.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
  • noun. A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain.
  • noun. An antiphonary; a response book.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service