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Definition of Antiphonary
1. Noun. Bound collection of antiphons.
Generic synonyms: Church Music, Religious Music
Derivative terms: Antiphonal
2. Adjective. Relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony.
Definition of Antiphonary
1. n. A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.
Definition of Antiphonary
1. Noun. An antiphonal. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antiphonary
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiphonary
Literary usage of Antiphonary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"This antiphonary was held in high estimation, as we learn from St. Bernard,
who »ays that the early Cistercians, who could find nothing more authentic, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers, and Copyists by John William Bradley (1887)
"As an example of his characteristic and gorgeous use of silver I may cite a
splendid initial Sin the antiphonary, No. IX., marked G, fol. in, containing the ..."
3. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac, William Marchant, Henry Edward Krehbiel (1903)
"... besides the four modes of S. Ambrose, four other modes, which take the
name "plagal" or "collateral," and made the collection called the antiphonary of ..."
4. Gregory the Great by James Barmby, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Tract Committee (1892)
"... antiphonary, Hymns—The Lord's Prayer in the Eucharistic Office—Genuineness
and style of the Hymns— Gregorian and Ambrosian music. ..."
5. Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture by Leo Wiener (1917)
"THE antiphonary OF BANGOR The date of the writing of the antiphonary of Bangor
has been established on the basis of the poem In mem- oriam abbatum nostrorum ..."
6. Aspects of Authorship: Or, Book Marks and Book Makers by Francis Jacox (1872)
"... be sure, Which, after I found leisure, turned to use : I drew men's faces on
my copy-books, Scrawled them within the antiphonary's marge, . ..."
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