- 1. a. Containing or making answer; answering. Source: opted
- 2. n. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. Source: opted
- 3. n. A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. Source: opted
- 4. n. An antiphonary; a response book. Source: opted
- 5. Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson. 1. (Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy. Milton. 2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book. Source: webster
- 6. Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson. Source: adambom
- 7. a. Containing or making answer; answering. n. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. n. A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. n. An antiphonary; a response book. Source: ecdict
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