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词汇 versicle
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Definition of versicle in English:

versicle

noun ˈvəːsɪk(ə)lˈvərsək(ə)l
usually versicles
  • A short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response.

    (做礼拜时牧师领读或领唱,由会众回应的)短句

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a big role for the Precentor or Cantor - he has all the versicles and the choir gives the responses.
    • Pieces like this may have been composed as a sort of trope on that versicle to be sung in the Divine Office.
    • Some were satirical epics in the manner of Pope, on the state of British society; others more enigmatic little versicles.
    • This is reflected in the choice of prayers, psalms, versicles, and antiphons.
    • The low woodnotes of a roller served as a substitute for Gloria in Excelsis following our final response to Adam's versicles.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse).

Definition of versicle in US English:

versicle

nounˈvərsək(ə)lˈvərsək(ə)l
usually versicles
  • A short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response.

    (做礼拜时牧师领读或领唱,由会众回应的)短句

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some were satirical epics in the manner of Pope, on the state of British society; others more enigmatic little versicles.
    • There's a big role for the Precentor or Cantor - he has all the versicles and the choir gives the responses.
    • This is reflected in the choice of prayers, psalms, versicles, and antiphons.
    • Pieces like this may have been composed as a sort of trope on that versicle to be sung in the Divine Office.
    • The low woodnotes of a roller served as a substitute for Gloria in Excelsis following our final response to Adam's versicles.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse).

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