Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "succentor" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCCENTOR

From Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCENTOR

succentor  [səkˈsɛntə] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCENTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Succentor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUCCENTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Succentor

The succentor is the assistant to the precentor, typically in an ancient cathedral foundation, helping with the preparation and conduct of the liturgy including psalms, preces and responses. In English cathedrals today, the priest responsible for liturgy and music is usually the precentor, but some cathedrals, such as St Paul's and Durham, retain a succentor as well. Lichfield used the title "subchanter". Westminster Abbey also retains the tradition; Brecon Cathedral has only a succentor, and no precentor. The succentor is normally a minor canon. Radley College appears to be unique in having a lay succentor, who is the college organist and assistant to the lay precentor, the director of music.

Definition of succentor in the English dictionary

The definition of succentor in the dictionary is the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCCENTOR


absenter
æbˈsɛntə
accentor
ækˈsɛntə
augmenter
ɔːɡˈmɛntə
center
ˈsɛntə
centre
ˈsɛntə
commenter
ˈkɒmɛntə
concentre
kɒnˈsɛntə
enter
ˈɛntə
epicenter
ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə
epicentre
ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə
inventor
ɪnˈvɛntə
Jobcentre
ˈdʒɒbˌsɛntə
magenta
məˈdʒɛntə
placenta
pləˈsɛntə
presenter
prɪˈzɛntə
recentre
riːˈsɛntə
renter
ˈrɛntə
right-of-centre
ˌraɪtəvˈsɛntə
supercenter
ˈsuːpərˌsɛntə
tenter
ˈtɛntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCCENTOR

succedanea
succedaneous
succedaneum
succedent
succeed
succeedable
succeeder
succeeding
succeedingly
succentorship
success
success story
successantly
successful
successfully
successfulness
succession
succession state
successional
successionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCCENTOR

alpine accentor
assentor
augmentor
cantor
circumferentor
circumventor
coinventor
commentor
fermentor
implementor
indentor
interventor
lentor
mentor
patentor
precentor
representor
stentor
tormentor
unrelentor

Synonyms and antonyms of succentor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «succentor» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SUCCENTOR

Find out the translation of succentor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of succentor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «succentor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

succentor
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sochantre
570 millions of speakers

English

succentor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

succentor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

succentor
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

succentor
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

succentor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

succentor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

succentor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Succentor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

succentor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

succentor
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

succentor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Succentor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

succentor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

succentor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Succentor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

succentor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

succentor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

succentor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

succentor
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

succentor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

succentor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

succentor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

succentor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

succentor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of succentor

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCENTOR»

The term «succentor» is used very little and occupies the 185.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
13
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «succentor» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of succentor
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «succentor».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCENTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «succentor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «succentor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about succentor

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCENTOR»

Discover the use of succentor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to succentor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950
That is, the senior succentor (ta yueh-chung), who held the rank of deacon, was usually promoted to precentor (wei-no) with the rank of secretary, while the second succentor (erh yiteh-chung) was usually promoted to proctor (seng-chih) also ...
Holmes Welch, 1967
2
The English Secular Cathedrals in the Middle Ages
archdeacons in rank, he took precedence of the simple canons as a kind of secondary dignitary.1 But in England Wells was the only secular cathedral where the succentor was sometimes described as a persona. Here the unusual importance ...
Kathleen Edwards, 1949
3
Music and Ceremony at Notre Dame of Paris, 500-1550
On that day [18 June] died Terricus, archbishop of Nicosia, whose obit the chapter conceded at the petition of Petrus, succentor of Paris, his brother. Moreover, that same Petrus, for the salvation of his soul and that of his aforementioned brother ...
Craig Wright, 2008
4
The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in ...
The disciplinarian position is often filled by a monk qualified to be the succentor, who has managed to wheedle his way out of that appointment. As a ceremonial post with few actual responsibilities, the duty provides a comfortable niche for the  ...
Robert E. Buswell, 1993
5
Young Choristers, 650-1700
A particularly striking case is found in the chapter minutes of Aachen's collegiate church dating from 1712. on 18 october, the succentor appeared before the chapter to complain about the nearly continual absence of five choirboys in his ...
Susan Boynton, Eric N. Rice, 2008
6
Ritual Meanings in the Fifteenth-Century Motet
Third, on each Sunday of Lent, the succentor with his choirboys “sings before the said altar a motet of the Blessed Mary before the start of the said Mass, with a versicle and collect of the same saint.” The succentor was paid three solidi on each ...
Robert Michael Nosow, 2012
7
Early Music History: Volume 22: Studies in Medieval and ...
supposed.21 The other was the discovery that Wiser was aheady in post in Trent as early as July 1455, not as schoolmaster, but as succentor to the then schoolmaster, Johannes Prenner.22 The year 1455 emerges from Strohm's writings as a ...
Iain Fenlon, 2003
8
Charters of the Vicars Choral of York Minster: City of York ...
One of their number may have led the community: on several occasions in the 11905 and early 12005 Alexander the succentor headed the list of vicars who witnessed charters.9 A succentor acted as the deputy of the precentor, the cathedral ...
Nigel J. Tringham, 2013
9
The Divine Office in the Latin Middle Ages : Methodology and ...
129] Egressa processione de ecclesia [1058: Carauni] cantor vel succentor incipit A. Collegerunt cum versu quod sufficit usque ad crucem. Episcopo autem remanente [1058: ex parte orientis] cum capsis et crucibus et cantore, sacerdotibus et ...
Margot E. Fassler Robert S. Tangeman Professor of Musicology and Director of the Institute of Sacred Music Yale University, Austin Rebecca A. Baltzer Professor of Musicology University of Texas, 2000
10
A Collection of Old and Modern Anthems: As They are Now ...
As They are Now Performed in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lincoln. ... By the Rev. the Succentor Childers Twentyman. St. Bptolph's, Rev. Childers Twenty man, A, M. Succentor. Brampton, Rev. Stephen Fitch, B. D. ...
Childers Twentyman, 1775

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCENTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term succentor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vicar on the run hands himself in
Mr Reynolds, a gifted musician, previously served as Succentor of St Paul's Cathedral in London where he was responsible for arranging music and liturgy at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Runaway rector: Interpol called in as police fear criminal cleric has …
Mr Reynolds, a gifted musician, previously served as Succentor of St Paul's Cathedral in London where he was responsible for arranging music and liturgy at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Requiem Mass for Barry Albin-Dyer at St George's Cathedral
The Anglican Southwark Cathedral was represented by the succentor, Revd Stephen Stavrou. The congregation included Southwark Council leader Cllr Peter ... «London SE1, Jun 15»
4
Former Vicar of Burnley dies (69)
He was also a gifted tenor. He was made a Fellow of Trinity College, and he became succentor and sacrist with Exeter Cathedral Choir before being appointed a ... «Burnley Express, Mar 15»
5
Newly appointed Dean of Chichester announced at Downing Street
After ordination he served as Assistant Curate of St Peter's Church Wolverhampton for four years and then, in 1988, became Minor Canon and Succentor of St ... «The Argus, Nov 14»
6
New dean of Chichester announced by Downing Street
After ordination he served as assistant curate of St Peter's Church Wolverhampton for four years and then, in 1988, became minor canon and succentor of St ... «Worthing Herald, Nov 14»
7
New rector for Christ Church Southwark
Jonathan Coore was until earlier this summer succentor of St Paul's Cathedral whose dean and chapter crossed the river to be present for the installation. «London SE1, Sep 14»
8
25 years on: Marchioness river disaster victims remembered
Revd Stephen Stavrou, cathedral succentor, presided at the service. One of the readings was given by Judy Wellington whose 20-year-old son Simon died on ... «London SE1, Aug 14»
9
Marchioness riverboat tragedy: 25th anniversary memorial to take …
A service will be led by Southwark Cathedral Succentor the Rev Stephen Stavrou and later two launches will be provided to allow families to drop flowers at the ... «Evening Standard, Aug 14»
10
Westminster Abbey serves the religious needs
In addition to the Dean and Canons there are at present two full-time minor canons, one precentor, the other succentor. The office of Priest Vicar was created in ... «Catholic Online, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Succentor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/succentor>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z