versicle
11versicle — [ və:sɪk(ə)l] noun a short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response …
12Versicle — a short sentence, often from the Psalms, sung antiphonally during worship; it is answered by a response from the other part of the choir …
13versicle — ver·si·cle …
14versicle — Ектенья …
15versicle — ver•si•cle [[t]ˈvɜr sɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) pro a little verse 2) pro rel a short verse, usu. from the Psalms, said or sung by the officiant, after which the congregation recites a response • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L versiculus. See verse …
16versicle — /ˈvɜsɪkəl/ (say versikuhl) noun 1. a little verse. 2. Ecclesiastical one of a series of short sentences, or parts of sentences, usually from the Psalms, said or sung by the officiant, as distinguished from the response of the choir or… …
17versicle — n. short verse; Ecclesiastical, short verse followed by response. ♦ versicular, a. pertaining to or marking verses …
18versicle — n. each of the short sentences in a liturgy said or sung by a priest etc. and alternating with responses. Derivatives: versicular adj. Etymology: ME f. OF versicule or L versiculus dimin. of versus: see VERSE …
19Preces — (Latin preces , plural of prex , prayer ) are, in liturgical worship, short petitions that are said or sung as versicle and response by the officiant and respectively. This form of prayer is one of the oldest in Christianity, finding its source… …
20Liturgy of the Hours — in a monastery of Carthusian nuns. This article refers to the Liturgy of the Hours as a specific manifestation of the public prayer of the Catholic Church. For its application in other communions, see canonical hours. The Liturgy of the Hours… …
