Improperia

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Improperia \Im`pro*pe"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., reproaches.] (Mus.)
     A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful
     remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the
     morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass
     of the Roman ritual. --Grove.
     [1913 Webster]