Responsory

2 definitions found

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

  Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\ (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.
     Containing or making answer; answering. --Johnson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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.
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                  Which, if should repeat again, would turn my
                  answers into responsories, and beget another
                  liturgy.                          --Milton.
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     2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book.
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