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.
Words nearby responsory
responsible,
responsion,
responsive,
responsiveness,
responsor,
responsory,
responsum,
respray,
ressentiment,
rest,
rest area
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