ANTIPHONY (Gr. avri, and Owl?, a voice)
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Originally appearing in Volume
V02,
Page 133
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:ANTIPHONY (Gr. avri, and See also:Owl?, a See also:voice)
, a See also:species of psalmody in which the See also:choir or See also:congregation, being divided into two parts, sing alternately
.
The See also:peculiar structure of the See also:Hebrew See also:psalms renders it probable that the antiphonal method originated in the service of the See also:ancient Jewish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church
.
According to the historian See also:Socrates, its introduction into See also:Christian See also:worship was due to See also:Ignatius (died 115 A.D.), who in a See also:vision had seen the angels singing in alternate choirs
.
In the Latin Church it was not practised until more than two centuries later, when it was introduced by See also:Ambrose, See also:bishop of See also:Milan, who compiled an antiphonary, or collection of words suitable for antiphonal singing
.
The antiphonary still in use in the See also:Roman See also:Catholic Church was compiled by See also:- GREGORY
- GREGORY (Gregorius)
- GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
- GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
- GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
- GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
- GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)
Gregory the See also:Great (590 A.D.)
.
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