responsory

responsory

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English responsorie, from Late Latin respōnsōrium, from Latin respōnsus (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“to answer”).[1] Compare respond.

Pronunciation

Noun

responsory (plural responsories)

  2. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service; a respond.
  3. A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial.

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Adjective

responsory (not comparable)

  1. Containing or making answer; answering.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “responsory”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN, page 1496, column 2.

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