Definition of Antiphons. Meaning of Antiphons. Synonyms of Antiphons

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Definition of Antiphons

Antiphon
Antiphon An"ti*phon, n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. ?. See Anthem.] 1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone. 2. A verse said before and after the psalms. --Shipley.

Meaning of Antiphons from wikipedia

- Lauds or Vespers. They should not be confused with Marian antiphons or processional antiphons. When a chant consists of alternating verses (usually sung...
- The O Antiphons (also known as the Great Advent Antiphons or Great Os) are antiphons used at Vespers during the Magnificat on the last seven days of Advent...
- Look up antiphon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In music, an antiphon is a responsory by a choir or congregation in Christian music. Antiphon may also...
- Antiphon of Rhamnus (/ˈæntɪfɒn, -ən/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀντιφῶν ὁ Ῥαμνούσιος; 480–411 BC) was the earliest of the ten Attic orators, and an important figure...
- Marian antiphons are a group of hymns in the Gregorian chant repertory of the Catholic Church, sung in honor of the Virgin Mary. Marian antiphons are not...
- Antiphon (Ancient Gr****: Ἀντιφῶν) was an author of ancient Greece, who wrote an account of men distinguished for virtue (περὶ τῶν ἐν ἀρετή πρωτευσάντων)...
- The Antiphon (1958) is a three-act verse tragedy by Djuna Barnes. Set in England in 1939 after the beginning of World War Two, the drama presents the Hobbs...
- Redemptoris Mater" "Ave Regina caelorum" "Salve Regina" "Finally one of the antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary is said. In Eastertide this is always the Regina...
- Antiphon (Ancient Gr****: Ἀντιφῶν) was in ancient Greece a tragic poet whom Plutarch, Philostratus, and others, confused with the Attic orator Antiphon...
- written in Latin. It is a metrical paraphrase of the O Antiphons, a series of plainchant antiphons attached to the Magnificat at Vespers over the final...