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cho·rale noun also cho·ral \kəˈral, kȯ-, kō-; kəˈräl, kō-, kȯ-, -rȧl\ (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: German choral, short for choralgesang, part translation of Medieval Latin cantus choralis, literally, choral song, from Latin cantus song + Medieval Latin choralis choral 1. a. : a hymn or psalm sung by choir or congregation or both to a traditional or composed melody in a church service; also : a hymn tune or sacred melody or a harmonization of a traditional melody < a Bach chorale > b. : a group formed to sing such music : chorus, choir 2. : something resembling a chorale; especially : a song in high praise < the singing of paeans and chorals — P.L.Dunbar > < the novel, a passionate chorale on the themes of sin and salvation — Time > |