What does Precentor mean?
Definitions for Precentor
prɪˈsɛn tərpre·cen·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
choirmaster, precentor, cantornoun
the musical director of a choir
Wiktionary
precentornoun
The person who is the song and/or prayer leader in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Precentornoun
He that leads the choir.
Etymology: præcentor, Lat. precenteur, Fr.
Follow this precentor of ours, in blessing and magnifying that God of all grace, and never yielding to those enemies, which he died to give us power to resist and overcome. Henry Hammond.
Wikipedia
Precentor
A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is præcentor, from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first singer").
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precentor
A precentor is a person, often a clergy member or a choir leader, who leads a congregation in worship, prayer, or singing, typically in a cathedral or monastery. Their duties may include selecting hymns or chants, providing instruction to the choir, and directing musical performances during religious services.
Webster Dictionary
Precentornoun
a leader of a choir; a directing singer
Precentornoun
the leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the chanter or master of the choir
Precentornoun
the leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches
Etymology: [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See Chant.]
Wikidata
Precentor
A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is "præcentor", from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Precentor
pre-sen′tor, n. he that leads in music: the leader of a choir in a cathedral, &c.: the leader of the psalmody in Scotch churches.—n. Precen′torship. [L. præ, before, cantor, a singer.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Precentor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Precentor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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