Definition of versicle in English:
versicle
noun ˈvəːsɪk(ə)lˈvərsək(ə)l
usually versiclesA short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response.
Example sentencesExamples
- There's a big role for the Precentor or Cantor - he has all the versicles and the choir gives the responses.
- Pieces like this may have been composed as a sort of trope on that versicle to be sung in the Divine Office.
- Some were satirical epics in the manner of Pope, on the state of British society; others more enigmatic little versicles.
- This is reflected in the choice of prayers, psalms, versicles, and antiphons.
- The low woodnotes of a roller served as a substitute for Gloria in Excelsis following our final response to Adam's versicles.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse).
Definition of versicle in US English:
versicle
nounˈvərsək(ə)lˈvərsək(ə)l
usually versiclesA short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some were satirical epics in the manner of Pope, on the state of British society; others more enigmatic little versicles.
- There's a big role for the Precentor or Cantor - he has all the versicles and the choir gives the responses.
- This is reflected in the choice of prayers, psalms, versicles, and antiphons.
- Pieces like this may have been composed as a sort of trope on that versicle to be sung in the Divine Office.
- The low woodnotes of a roller served as a substitute for Gloria in Excelsis following our final response to Adam's versicles.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French versicule or Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus (see verse).