What does versicle mean?
Definitions for versicle
ˈvɜr sɪ kəlver·si·cle
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Princeton's WordNet
versiclenoun
a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
Wiktionary
versiclenoun
In poetry, and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.
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versicle
In Christian liturgical worship, preces ( PREE-seez; Latin for 'prayers'), also known in the Anglican prayer book tradition as the suffrages, are short petitions that are said or sung as versicles and responses by the officiant and congregation respectively. It is one of the oldest forms of prayer in Christianity, rooted in the pre-Christian Hebrew prayers of the Psalms used in Temple worship.In many prayer books, the versicles, to be spoken or sung by the priest, and the following responses, spoken or sung by the congregation, are denoted by special glyphs: Versicle: ℣, a letter V crossed by an oblique line — Unicode U+2123 ℣ VERSICLE, HTML entity ℣ Response: ℟, a letter R crossed by an oblique line — Unicode U+211F ℟ RESPONSE, HTML entity ℟
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versicle
A versicle is a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation. It is often used in liturgical or church services.
Webster Dictionary
Versiclenoun
a little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people
Etymology: [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See Verse.]
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Versicle
A versicle is the first half of one of a set of preces, said or sung by an officiant or cantor and answered with a said or sung response by the congregation or choir. For example, in the following opening of the Anglican service of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer, the first line is the versicle and the second is the response. In some liturgical books, the symbol "V" or "℣" is used.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of versicle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of versicle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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