Definition of introit Introit
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We found 14 definitions of introit from 5 different sources.
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What does introit mean?
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NounPlural: introits |
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| introit - a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services |
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- introit (Noun)
The action of entering or going in; an entrance. - introit (Noun)
An introduction. - introit (Noun)
A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar, which begins with this verse: «Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine». - introit (Noun)
A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar. - introit (Noun)
An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service. - introit (Noun)
Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- introit (n.)
A going in. - introit (n.)
A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar. - introit (n.)
A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar. - introit (n.)
An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service. - introit (n.)
Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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introit
in-trō′it, n. an anthem sung at the beginning of the mass, immediately after the Confiteor, and when the priest has ascended to the altar. [L. introitus—introīre—intro, within, īre, itum, to go.]
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🔤- introit, noun, singular of introits.
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