Cantillate (Verb)
Meaning
Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The priest began to cantillate a hymn, his melodic voice echoing through the cathedral.
- She learned to cantillate prayers from her father, who had been trained by a renowned cantor.
- During the service, the rabbi took his turn to cantillate a portion of the Torah.
- As part of her daily routine, the nun would cantillate psalms from the Bible.
- The group's leader started to cantillate the sacred text, and the others joined in unison.