Definition of Antiphon. Meaning of Antiphon. Synonyms of Antiphon

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Definition of Antiphon

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 Antiphon from wikipedia

- An antiphon (Gr**** ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are usually...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 (Ancient Gr****: Ἀντιφῶν) was an author of ancient Greece, who wrote an account of men distinguished for virtue (περὶ τῶν ἐν ἀρετή πρωτευσάντων)...
- 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...
- Antiphon is the fourth studio album by American folk rock band Midlake, released on November 5, 2013, on Bella Union Records, in Europe, and ATO Records...
- first w**** of Advent; as the first antiphon at Lauds for the Tuesday preceding Christmas and the second antiphon at Matins of the Expectation of the...
- Christian denominations. In its most complete version, it consists of an antiphon, psalm verse and Gloria Patri, which are spoken or sung at the beginning...
- The Antiphon Painter (fl. 495–480 BC) is the Notname for an Athenian red-figure vase-painter active in ancient Greece during the early 5th century BC....