Antiphon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæntɪfən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antiphon is a noun meaning A devotional chant; a piece of music sung responsively.
Meaning
A devotional chant; a piece of music sung responsively.
More Meanings
- A response or reply.
Example Sentences
Father Vaillant came back in his vestments, with his pyx and basin of holy water, and began sprinkling the bed and the watchers, repeating the antiphon, Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor.
The Clown […] says: ‘And so we wept; and there was the first gentleman-like tears that ever we shed’; to which his father, the Shepherd, adds the comfortable antiphon, ‘We may live, son, to shed many more.’
Word Forms
- antiphons
Synonyms for antiphon
Depending on context, synonyms include antiphony.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiphony, antiphonal, antiphonary, antiphoner, antiphonar, antiphone.
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