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VERSICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does versicle mean?
• VERSICLE (noun)
The noun VERSICLE has 1 sense:
1. a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
Familiarity information: VERSICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("versicle" is a kind of...):
poem; verse form (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "versicle"):
sursum corda ((Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning 'lift up your hearts')
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