Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Aa: Antiphon


n.1.(Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
2. A psalm, anthem, or verse song repetitively.
Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1984 by Merriam -Webster Inc.

The Antiphon of His Life continues to ring: Everyone else came into the world to live; He came into the world to die. ( Sheen, Fulton J.; Life of Christ page 80)

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