What does choir mean?
Definitions for choir
kwaɪərchoir
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Princeton's WordNet
choir(noun)
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
choir, consort(noun)
a family of similar musical instrument playing together
choir(verb)
the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
choir, chorus(verb)
sing in a choir
Wiktionary
choir(Noun)
singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together
The church choir practices Thursday nights.
choir(Noun)
the part of a church where the choir assembles for song
choir(Noun)
one of the nine ranks or orders of angels
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
Webster Dictionary
Choir(noun)
a band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
Etymology: [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. chur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. , orig. dancing place; prob. akin to inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.]
Choir(noun)
that part of a church appropriated to the singers
Etymology: [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. chur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. , orig. dancing place; prob. akin to inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.]
Choir(noun)
the chancel
Etymology: [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. chur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. , orig. dancing place; prob. akin to inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.]
Freebase
Choir
Architecturally, the choir is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary. The choir is occasionally located in the eastern part of the nave. In some monastic churches the choir occupies the western end of the nave and thus counterbalances the chancel and sanctuary. The back-choir or retro-choir is a space behind the high altar in the choir of a church, in which there is a small altar standing back to back with the other.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Choir
kwīr, n. a chorus or band of singers, esp. those belonging to a church: the part of a church appropriated to the singers: the part of a cathedral separated from the nave by a rail or screen.—v.i. (Shak.) to sing in chorus.—ns. Choir′-or′gan, one of the departments of a cathedral organ, standing behind the great-organ, having its tones less powerful, and more fitted to accompany the voice; Choir′screen, a screen of lattice-work, separating the choir from the nave, so as to prevent general access thereto, though not to interrupt either sight or sound.—adj. Chō′ral, belonging to a chorus or choir.—ns. Chōral′, Chorale′, a simple harmonised composition, with slow rhythm: a tune written for a psalm or hymn: in R.C. usage, any part of the service sung by the whole choir.—adv. Chō′rally, in the manner of a chorus: so as to suit a choir. [Fr. chœur—L. chorus—Gr. choros.]
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Anagrams for choir »
ichor
chiro
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of choir in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of choir in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of choir in a Sentence
We heard from members how the choir had changed their lives and how they wanted and needed to keep singing.
Todd Starnes Radio Show. no court has ever declared a ceremony observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day unconstitutional because it featured a gospel choir and religious language similar to those of the civil rights leaders.
I was going into it expecting to tell them all the reasons why they should be practicing yoga and why it’s so beneficial, they’re just like, ‘You’re preaching to the choir, girl. We know.’.
I have never lost that many church members in thirty days, it's unfathomable. These are people who five weeks ago were sitting in the congregation. These were active members. People who sang in the choir and served in the ministry.
It was really devastating for all of us knowing that we might not get the opportunity to sing together anymore, our choir is more of a family.
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- koorAfrikaans
- كورال, جوقةArabic
- хорBelarusian
- хорBulgarian
- sbor, kůr, chór, kruchtaCzech
- côrWelsh
- korDanish
- Chor, EngelschorGerman
- χορωδίαGreek
- ĥoroEsperanto
- coroSpanish
- koorEstonian
- abesbatza, koruBasque
- kööri, kuoro, kuoriFinnish
- kórFaroese
- chœur, classeFrench
- córIrish
- còisirScottish Gaelic
- מקהלהHebrew
- कोरसHindi
- énekkar, kar, kórusHungarian
- kórIcelandic
- coroItalian
- מקהלהHebrew
- 聖歌隊, 合唱団Japanese
- 合唱團, 합창단Korean
- chorusLatin
- koaea, koeaMāori
- koorDutch
- korNorwegian
- chórPolish
- coro, coralPortuguese
- corRomanian
- хорRussian
- хор, horSerbo-Croatian
- chór, zborSlovak
- kor, zborSlovene
- körSwedish
- kwayaSwahili
- பாடகர்Tamil
- คายกคณะThai
- koroTurkish
- хорUkrainian
- dàn hợp xướng, 團合唱Vietnamese
- 唱诗班Chinese
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