Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A devotional composition sung responsively as part of a liturgy.
- noun A short liturgical text chanted or sung responsively preceding or following a psalm, psalm verse, or canticle.
- noun Such a text formerly used as a response but now rendered independently.
- noun A response; a reply.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A psalm, hymn, or prayer sung responsively or by alternation of two choirs, as in the English cathedral service.
- noun In the liturgy or mass of both the Eastern and Western churches, as well as in the day-hours and other offices, a series of verses from the Psalms or other parts of Scripture, either in their original sequence or combined from various passages, sung as a prelude or conclusion to some part of the service.
- noun A scriptural passage or original composition sung as an independent part of the service, and set to more elaborate music; an anthem.
- noun An echo or a response.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See
antiphony , andantiphone . - noun A verse said before and after the psalms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
devotional piece ofmusic sung responsively . - noun A
response orreply .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In many daily Masses around the country, where no music appears, there is someone present who often reads the entrance antiphon from the pew, with the rest of the congregation joining in if people find the right page.
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I general I would say yes, provided the full antiphon is sung.
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The offertory antiphon is also sung periodically and increasingly so as more and more singers can handle the material.
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Vespers consists of five psalms with their antiphons as usual, and the Magnificat, with an antiphon from the Gospel of the day.
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In a wider sense the name antiphon was also applied to the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Structurally, in terms of its role in dictating how the office will be chanted, the antiphon is the more important feature.
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Here there seems to have been introduced about this time what is now generally called antiphon, i. e., a short melodic composition sung in connexion with the antiphonal rendering of a psalm.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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CLXX, 13 sq.), and Durandus: "The antiphon, which is called
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The Magnificat antiphon for 2d Vespers from the Discalced Carmelite usage:
23 January -- Festa in Desponsatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis John 2009
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The Magnificat antiphon for 2d Vespers from the Discalced Carmelite usage:
Well, it's been a quiet week here at The Inn. . . . John 2009
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