Definitions for Carol
ˈkær əlCar·ol

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. carol, Christmas carolnoun

   joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

2. carolverb

   a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

3. carolverb

   sing carols

   "They went caroling on Christmas Day"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. carolnoun

   A round dance accompanied by singing.

2. carolnoun

   A song of joy.

3. carolnoun

   A religious song or ballad of joy.

   They sang a Christmas carol.

4. carolverb

   To sing in a joyful manner.

5. carolverb

   To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.

6. carolverb

   To praise (someone or something) in or with a song.

7. carolverb

   To sing (a song) cheerfully.

8. Etymology: Shortened from Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English Charles.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. CAROLnoun

   Etymology: carola, Ital. from choreola, Lat.

   1. A song of joy and exultation.

   And let the Graces dance unto the rest,
   For they can do it best:
   The whiles the maidens do their carol sing,
   To which the woods shall answer, and their echo ring. Edmund Spenser, Epithalamium.

   Even in the old testament, if you listen to David’s harp, you shall hear as many herse-like airs as carols. Francis Bacon.

   Oppos’d to her, on t’ other side advance
   The costly feast, the carol, and the dance,
   Minstrels and musick, poetry and play,
   And balls by night, and tournaments by day. John Dryden, Fab.

   2. A song of devotion.

   No night is now with hymn or carol blest. William Shakespeare.

   They gladly thither haste; and, by a choir
   Of squadron’d angels, hear his carol sung. Par. Lost, b. xii.

   3. A song in general.

   The carol they began that hour,
   How that a life was but a flower,
   In the spring time. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

2. To Carolverb

   To praise; to celebrate.

   She with precious viol’d liquours heals,
   For which the shepherds at their festivals,
   Carol her goodness loud in rustick lays. John Milton.

3. To Carolverb

   To sing; to warble; to sing in joy and festivity.

   Etymology: carolare, Ital.

   Hark, how the cheerful birds do chant their lays,
   And carol of love’s praise. Edmund Spenser, Epithalamium.

   This done, she sung, and caroll’d out so clear,
   That men and angels might rejoice to hear. Dryden.

   Hov’ring swans their throats releas’d
   From native silence, carol sounds harmonious. Matthew Prior.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Carolnoun

   a round dance

2. Carolnoun

   a song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay

3. Carolnoun

   a song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol

4. Carolnoun

   joyful music, as of a song

5. Carolverb

   to praise or celebrate in song

6. Carolverb

   to sing, especially with joyful notes

7. Carolverb

   to sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble

8. Carolnoun

   alt. of Carrol

9. Etymology: [OF. carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together, fr. caroler to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf. Armor. koroll, n., korolla, korolli, v., Ir. car music, turn, circular motion, also L. choraula a flute player, charus a dance, chorus, choir.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Carol

   A carol is in modern parlance a festive song, generally religious but not necessarily connected with church worship, and often with a dance-like or popular character. Today the carol is represented almost exclusively by the Christmas carol, the Advent carol, and to a much lesser extent by the Easter carol; however, despite their present association with religion, this has not always been the case.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Carol

   kar′ol, n. a song of joy or praise.—v.i. to sing a carol: to sing or warble.—v.t. to praise or celebrate in song:—pr.p. car′olling; pa.p. car′olled.—n. Car′olling, the act of the verb to carol. [O. Fr. carole; It. carola, orig. a ring-dance; acc. to Diez, a dim. of L. chorus.]

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1. carol

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Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Religious Song
   • Sing

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Carol' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4229

Anagrams for Carol »

1. Carlo, coral, Coral

How to pronounce Carol?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Carol in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Carol in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Carol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Carol in a Sentence

1. San Francisco publicist Lee Houskeeper:

   When the beatniks were handing the torch to the hippies, a girl named Carol Doda changed the world from a pole at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Broadway.

2. Joe Bruno:

   She loved to cook, was a devoted wife, amazing mother and a gracious woman. Carol spread joy to all those around her and will be missed greatly.

3. Evan Nappen:

   Carol Bowne should have been granted that permit in a timely matter, especially given Carol Bowne status as a domestic violence victim, carol Bowne would have qualified for a permit since Carol Bowne was attacked ; only now it’s too late.

4. Don Beyer:

   The death of Carol Glover was an unnecessary tragedy. So many things went wrong. Radios didn't work. Ventilation fans didn't get smoke out, the ventilation on the trains themselves sucked smoke into the trains.

5. Carol Channing:

   Boring, oh well, I still meet with friends and I’m enjoying life at 97 here in Palm Springs. They are trying to establish a new theater here in the desert, and if they raise enough money I understand they might be calling it The Carol Channing Playhouse. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? What an honor that would be.

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