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Definition of Chanting
1. Noun. The act of singing in a monotonous tone.
Generic synonyms: Singing, Vocalizing
Specialized synonyms: Cantillation
Derivative terms: Chant, Intonate, Intone, Intone
Definition of Chanting
1. n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
Definition of Chanting
1. Verb. (present participle of chant) ¹
2. Noun. Singing, especially as a chant is sung. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chanting
1. chant [v] - See also: chant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chanting
Literary usage of Chanting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"In it« origin it was either a Christian observance which was attended with the
chanting of psalms, or if in a measure adopted from paganism the singing of ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1847)
"We have explained what we mean by quick chanting :— that it is chanting which
gives time for the fair apprehension, of the sense of the words, ..."
3. A Hymnal as Authorized and Approved for Use by the General Convention of the by Episcopal Church (1916)
"During the past twenty-five years, the principles of chanting, both Anglican and
Gregorian, have become more clearly understood, and have been exemplified ..."
4. Letters from Italy by Joel Tyler Headley (1848)
"chanting of the Miserere. April DEAR E.—One of the most impressive ceremonies of
Holy Week is the chanting of the Miserere. Music is everywhere in this land ..."
5. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"... of chanting at Milan. The Arian persecution under Justin-i stayed upon the
discovery of the bodies of S. Gervasius and Protasius. ..."
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