Antiphon vs. Antiphone — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Antiphon and Antiphone
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Antiphon
An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are the Psalms.
Antiphone
Antiphon
Antiphon
A devotional composition sung responsively as part of a liturgy.
Antiphone
The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
Antiphon
A short liturgical text chanted or sung responsively preceding or following a psalm, psalm verse, or canticle.
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Antiphon
Such a text formerly used as a response but now rendered independently.
Antiphon
A response; a reply
"It would be truer ... to see [conservation] as an antiphon to the modernization of the 1950s and 1960s" (Raphael Samuel).
Antiphon
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
Antiphon
A response or reply.
Antiphon
A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.
Antiphon
A verse said before and after the psalms.
Antiphon
A verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
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