Antiphonary
11antiphonary — 1. noun An antiphonal. 2. adjective Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony …
12Antiphonary — [antiphoner]. A liturgical book containing the *antiphons sung during service. Antiphonaries were large books for use by the choir, often decorated and *historiated. Cf. Canticle …
13antiphonary — n. book of antiphons (songs with alternate parts) …
14antiphonary — [an tɪf(ə)nəri] noun (plural antiphonaries) a book of plainsong for the Divine Office …
15antiphonary — an·tiph·o·nary …
16antiphonary — an•tiph•o•nar•y [[t]ænˈtɪf əˌnɛr i[/t]] n. pl. nar•ies mad a book of antiphons • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < ML antiphōnārium. See antiphon, ary …
17antiphonary — /ænˈtɪfənəri/ (say an tifuhnuhree) noun (plural antiphonaries) a book of antiphons. Also, antiphoner …
18antiphonary — n. (pl. ies) a book of antiphons. Etymology: eccl.L antiphonarium (as ANTIPHON) …
19Gregorian Antiphonary — Gregorian Antiphonary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gregorian Antiphonary It is no longer possible to reconstruct completely a primitive Christian antiphonary; by a careful study of the text, however, we can establish the fact of its… …
20Gregorian Antiphonary — The Gregorian Antiphonary was an early Christian antiphonary, i.e. book of choral music to be sung antiphonally in services; it is associated traditionally with Gregory the Great.BackgroundAt the early period in question, oral tradition may have… …
