Introit

3 definitions found

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

  Introit \In*tro"it\, n. [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into,
     to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.]
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     1. A going in. --Caxton.
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     2. (R. C. Ch.)
        (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the
            collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is
            entering within the rails of the altar.
        (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read
            by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to
            the altar.
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     3. (R. C. Ch.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion
        service.
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     4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening
        of church services.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "Introit":
     Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Benedicite, Blessing, Canon,
     Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle,
     Fraction, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Gospel,
     Gradual, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Magnificat,
     Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax,
     Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Secreta, Te Deum, Tersanctus,
     Tract, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon,
     antiphony, canticle, chant, chorale, doxology, hallelujah, hosanna,
     hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud,
     mantra, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm,
     psalmody, report, response, responsory, versicle
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "introit":
     Negro spiritual, anthem, cantata, canticle, chorale, church music,
     doxology, gospel, gospel music, hymn, hymn-tune, hymnody,
     hymnology, mass, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, oratorio,
     paean, passion, prosodion, psalm, psalmody, recessional, requiem,
     requiem mass, sacred music, spiritual, white spiritual