Antiphonary (Noun)
Meaning
Bound collection of antiphons.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The beautiful illustrations in the antiphonary from the medieval monastery caught the eye of the museum curator.
- She gently turned the yellowed pages of the 15th-century antiphonary to study its ancient music notations.
- An illuminated initial marked the beginning of the section on Advent hymns in the worn leather antiphonary.
- Before Mass, the priest selected an appropriate section from the church's well-preserved antiphonary for the evening's prayer service.
- Students at the seminary worked on carefully translating passages from an antique antiphonary, the result of years of fundraising by their alma mater.