ABSP - Hymns

Hymns

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adhan azan	the Muslim call to prayer, made five times a day by a muezzin.
angelus	a prayer said in morning, at noon and at sunset > ANGELUSES.
antiphon	an anthem sung as a response during church service.
ave	a recitation of the prayer to the Virgin Mary.
azan	see ADHAN.
bede	a prayer.
bene	a prayer, a boon.
benedictus	a short canticle beginning 'Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini' in Latin and 'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord' in English > BENEDICTUSES.
benison	a blessing, a benediction.
bhajan	a Hindu religious song.
brachah brocho	a Jewish blessing.
cantate	the 98th Psalm, from its opening words.
canticle	a non-metrical hymn, esp one used in a church service, such as the Magnificat.
canticum	a canticle, a part-song in an ancient play > CANTICUMS.
cantoris	to be sung on the cantorial or north side of a choir, as opposed to DECANI.
cantus	a melody or chant, esp. in mediaeval ecclesiastical music > CANTUS.
carol	to sing carols > CAROLS, CAROLING or CAROLLING, CAROLED or CAROLLED.
cathisma	a short hymn used as response > CATHISMAS. [Gk. kathizein, to sit down].
confiteor	a prayer of confession of sins.
daimoku	a Nichiren Buddhist chant > DAIMOKUS.
darshan	a blessing conferred by touching or seeing a holy person.
daven doven	to utter Jewish prayers.
dirige	a dirge.
doven	see DAVEN.
doxological	having the nature of a DOXOLOGY.
doxology	a usually short hymn of praise to God, e.g. the Gloria in Excelsis.
epiclesis	the act of calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the Eucharist > EPICLESES.
euchologion	a formulary of prayers, esp. that of the Greek Church > EUCHOLOGIA.
euchology	a formulary of prayers, esp. that of the Greek Church.
euouae evovae	a Gregorian cadence > EUOUAES, EVOVAES. [From the vowels in 'seculorum Amen' heard in the doxology 'Gloria Patri'].
gospelly	like gospel music.
hallel	a Jewish holiday prayer of thanks-giving Psalms.
habdalah havdalah havdoloh	a Jewish ceremony or prayer that marks the end of the Sabbath.
hymn	a song of praise, esp to God, but also to a nation, etc.; (verb) to sing a hymn
hymnic	relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics.
hymnless	without hymns.
hymnodical	relating to a HYMNODY.
hymnody	hymns collectively; hymn-singing.
hymnologic	relating to HYMNOLOGY.
hymnology	the study of hymns.
introit	a psalm or hymn chanted at approach to altar of celebrant priest; the first part of the Roman Catholic Mass.
introital	relating to an INTROIT, the first part of the Roman Catholic Mass.
invitatory	a psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service.
isodicon	in the Greek Church, a TROPARION or short anthem sung while the gospel is being carried through the church > ISODICA.
kaddish	a Jewish prayer recited daily and by mourners > KADDISHIM or KADDISHES.
khotbah khotbeh khutbah	an address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques.
kiddush	a ceremony of prayer and blessing over wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath > KIDDUSHES. [Hebrew qiddush, sanctification].
kyrie	a religious petition for mercy.
litany	a type of prayer in which a series of lines are spoken alternately by a leader and a congregation.
liturgic	pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy > LITURGICS.
liturgical	pertaining to, of or the nature of, a LITURGY > LITURGICALLY.
liturgism	the study of LITURGICAL forms.
liturgy	the rite of the Eucharist; an order of public service. [Gk. leitourgia].
magnificat	a CANTICLE in praise of the Virgin Mary.
matin mattin	a morning prayer service.
maximus	a method rung on twelve bells > MAXIMUSES.
minyan	the minimum number of people required by Jewish law to be present for a religious service to be held i.e. ten male adults > MINYANS or MINYANIM.
miserere	the psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. [Lat. 2nd person sing. imp. of misereri to have mercy, to pity, from miser, wretched. The hymn starts with this word].
noel	a Christmas CAROL.
nones	a prayer service held at 3 p.m.
orison	a short prayer.
outpray	to exceed or excel in prayer.
paean	a song of thanksgiving. [L. from Gk. Paian, physician to the gods. The earliest musical paeans were hymns of thanksgiving and praise that were dedicated to Apollo; the word then became generalised].
paeanism	the chanting of a PAEAN.
paternoster	the Lord's Prayer, or a recital of it.
pernoctate	to pass the night in vigil or prayer.
plainchant plainsong	unmeasured, unaccompanied music sung in unison in ecclesiastical modes from early times.
pooja poojah puja pujah	a Hindu act of worship or prayer.
postlude	a closing piece of music; especially an organ voluntary at the end of a church service.
prayerful	given to prayer > PRAYERFULLY.
prayerless	not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God.
preces	prayers, esp in preces and responses.
psalm	a hymn or religious song; (verb) to sing psalms.
psalmic	of or pertaining to a psalm.
psalmodic psalmodical	relating to a PSALMODY.
psalmodise psalmodize	to practice psalmody.
psalmody	the act of singing psalms in church services.
psalter	the Book of Psalms, a musical setting for this, or selection from it.
psalterian	relating to a PSALTER.
puja	see POOJA.
pujah	see POOJA.
qawwali	a form of devotional Sufi music > QAWWALIS.
requiem	a lament or mass for the dead.
requiescat	a prayer for the dead.
responsory	a set of responses sung or said after liturgical reading.
shahada	the Islamic declaration of faith, repeated daily.
sticheron	a short hymn > STICHERA.
synapte	in the Greek church, a litany.
tasbih	a form of Islamic prayer that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences glorifying God.
tersanctus	the hymn beginning Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, which forms the conclusion of the Eucharistic preface > TERSANCTUSES.
tractus	a psalm sung instead of the Alleluia in Lent > TRACTUSES.
trisagion	an ancient hymn consisting of the words 'O Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us'; loosely, the Tersanctus > TRISAGIONS.
troparion	in the Greek Church, a stanza or short hymn > TROPARIA.
unpray	to revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for.
venite	the 95th psalm.
vesperal	an office-book containing the psalms, canticles, anthems, etc., with their musical settings, used at vespers.
versicle	a short verse in church service normally followed by response.

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