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Introit   Listen
noun
Introit  n.  
1.
A going in.
2.
(R. C. Ch.)
(a)
A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar.
(b)
A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.
3.
(R. C. Ch.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.
4.
Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.





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"Introit" Quotes from Famous Books



... the new bishop of Coventry, one Confessor's Day had begun saying the introit, when his Lincoln namesake lifted up his voice and began the long melic intonation. "No, no, we must haste. The king has told us to come quickly," said the former. The answer was, "Nay, for the sake of the King of kings, who is most powerfully to be served, and whose ...
— Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln - A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England • Charles L. Marson


Words linked to "Introit" :   piece, piece of music, composition, opus, musical composition


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