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单词 responsory
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responsory

[ ri-spon-suh-ree ]
/ rɪˈspɒn sə ri /

noun, plural re·spon·so·ries.Ecclesiastical.

an anthem sung after a lection by a soloist and choir alternately.

Origin of responsory

1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin respōnsōrium, equivalent to Latin respond(ēre) to respond + -tōrium-tory2, with dt>s

Words nearby responsory

responsible, responsion, responsive, responsiveness, responsor, responsory, responsum, respray, res publica, ressentiment, rest
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Example sentences from the Web for responsory

  • Hearken here, Epistemon, my little bully, dost not thou hold him to be very resolute in his responsory verdicts?

    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for responsory

responsory
/ (rɪˈspɒnsərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

Christianity an anthem or chant consisting of versicles and responses and recited or sung after a lesson in a church service

Word Origin for responsory

C15: from Late Latin rēsponsōrium, from Latin rēspondēre to answer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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