Definition of choir

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Choir (n.) The chancel.

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Mouchoir :: Mouchoir (n.) A handkerchief.
Nave :: Nave (n.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles..
Chore :: Chore (n.) A choir or chorus.
Convert :: Convert (n.) A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
Kapelle :: Kapelle (n.) A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral..
Lecturn :: Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.].
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy..
Chorus :: Chorus (n.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts..
Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
Chorist :: Chorist (n.) A singer in a choir; a chorister.
Chorister :: Chorister (n.) One of a choir; a singer in a chorus.
Manductor :: Manductor (n.) A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music..
Cantor :: Cantor (n.) A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
Precentor :: Precentor (n.) A leader of a choir; a directing singer.
Procession :: Procession (n.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without..
Tapered :: Tapered (a.) Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir..
Quire :: Quire (n.) See Choir.
Choir :: Choir (n.) The chancel.
Transept :: Transept (n.) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts..
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