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▪ I. responˈsorial, n.
[a. med.L. responsoriāle, f. responsōria responsory n. So F. responsoriale (Godef.).]
A book of responsories.
1853Rock Ch. of Fathers III. ii. xi. 18 Out of the Antiphoner..came forth the full song-book..for the canonical hours,..the responsorial or book of responses.
▪ II. responˈsorial, a.
[See responsory n. and -al1.]
1. Making answer or reply; responsive.
1820Southey Wesley I. 204 note, Rimius's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Herrnhuters, and the Responsorial Letters of the Theological Faculty of Tubingen, annexed to it.
2. Pertaining to, of the nature of, responses.
1842J. H. Newman Ch. of Fathers 23 A peculiar kind of singing—the antiphonal or responsorial. 1872Contemp. Rev. XXI. 132 The responsorial portions of Morning and Evening Prayer. |