RESPONSORIES Synonyms

• a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

• joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

• a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

• sing carols

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

• a group of people assembled to sing together

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

• a body of dancers or singers who perform together

• a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

• utter in unison

• sing in a choir

• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

• sing a hymn

• praise by singing a hymn

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

• a result

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• the manner in which something is greeted

• a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

• the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

• the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

• literature in metrical form

• a piece of poetry

• a line of metrical text

• compose verses or put into verse

• familiarize through thorough study or experience