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improperium R.C. Liturg.|ɪmprəˈpɪərɪəm|
Pl. -ia.
[late L., = reproach.]
pl. A series of antiphons with responses forming part of the liturgical service of Good Friday, expressing the reproach or sorrowful remonstrance of Christ with the Jewish people; sing. one of these antiphons with its response.
1880Grove Dict. Mus. II. 1/1 The Improperia are sung, very softly, and without any accompaniment whatever, by two Antiphonal Choirs. 1884Addis & Arnold Cath. Dict. 405/1 During the adoration the ‘Improperia’ are sung, each improperium being followed by the Trisagion in Greek and Latin. 1959Collins Mus. Encycl. 331/2 Improperia, part of the Roman liturgy for Good Friday. |