Dictionary

responsory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.ɹi/ (General-American)
• rĭ-spŏn′s(ə)rē
• /ɹɪˈspɒn.s(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English responsorie, from Late Latin respōnsōrium, from Latin respōnsus (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“to answer”). Compare respond.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Containing or making answer; answering.
   • that Reponsory Letter from His Majesty 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

responsory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.ɹi/ (General-American)
• rĭ-spŏn′s(ə)rē
• /ɹɪˈspɒn.s(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English responsorie, from Late Latin respōnsōrium, from Latin respōnsus (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“to answer”). Compare respond.

Meanings

1. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service; a respond.
2. A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial.

Forms

Deriveds

responsorial

Translations (6)

io responsorio (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond) · de Responsorium (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond) · fi responsorio (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond) · ia responsorio (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond) · it responsorio (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond) · es responsorio (a chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service — see also respond)

wikidata: Q604748