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Meaning of "versicle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERSICLE

From Latin versiculus a little line, from versusverse.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VERSICLE

versicle  [ˈvɜːsɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERSICLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Versicle 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 VERSICLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Versicle

A versicle is the first half of one of a set of preces, said or sung by an officiant or cantor and answered with a said or sung response by the congregation or choir. For example, in the following opening of the Anglican service of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer, the first line is the versicle and the second is the response. O: O Lord, open thou our lips P: And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. In some liturgical books, the symbol "V" or "℣" is used.

Definition of versicle in the English dictionary

The definition of versicle in the dictionary is a short verse. Other definition of versicle is a short sentence recited or sung by the minister at a liturgical ceremony and responded to by the choir or congregation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERSICLE


bicycle
ˈbaɪsɪkəl
classical
ˈklæsɪkəl
commonsensical
ˌkɒmənˈsensɪkəl
duncical
ˈdʌnsɪkəl
farcical
ˈfɑːsɪkəl
fascicle
ˈfæsɪkəl
icicle
ˈaɪsɪkəl
indexical
ɪnˈdɛksɪkəl
lexical
ˈlɛksɪkəl
neoclassical
ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪkəl
nonclassical
ˌnɒnˈklæsɪkəl
nonsensical
nɒnˈsensɪkəl
ossicle
ˈɒsɪkəl
paradoxical
ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl
Popsicle
ˈpɒpsɪkəl
semiclassical
ˌsɛmɪˈklæsɪkəl
sickle
ˈsɪkəl
tricycle
ˈtraɪsɪkəl
vesical
ˈvɛsɪkəl
vesicle
ˈvɛsɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERSICLE

versed sine
verselet
verseman
verser
verset
versicolor
versicolour
versicular
versification
versificator
versified
versifier
versifies
versiform
versify
versine
version
versioner
versioning
versionist

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERSICLE

air vesicle
article
chicle
chronicle
commercial vehicle
cubicle
cuticle
follicle
germinal vesicle
motor vehicle
multipurpose vehicle
nanoparticle
particle
public service vehicle
re-entry vehicle
recreational vehicle
testicle
utility vehicle
vehicle
ventricle

Synonyms and antonyms of versicle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «versicle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERSICLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

短诗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

versículo
570 millions of speakers

English

versicle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

versicle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

versicle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

versicle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র পদ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

verset
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rajah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versicle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短詩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

versicle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Versicle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

versicle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு செய்யுள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

versicle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

versicle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

versicle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

versicle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στιχάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versicle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

versicle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

versicle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of versicle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VERSICLE»

The term «versicle» is normally little used and occupies the 132.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VERSICLE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERSICLE»

Discover the use of versicle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to versicle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Violence in Courtly Medieval Literature: A Casebook
In versicle 5b, the second half of this climactic double versicle, the composer shows his skill further, rising to the challenge ofthe sequence form andstraining the limits of its melodic conventions. While retaining the double versicle form through ...
Albrecht Classen, 2004
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The Responsories and Versicles of the Latin Office of the Dead
Versicle: Clamantes et dicentes: Advenisti, Redemptor noster. Qui erant. Versicle: Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. Quia erant. Ninth responsory (when all three nocturns are said): Libera me, Domine, de morte ...
Knud Ottosen, 2008
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Middle English Dictionary:
(a) = versicle n. (a); (b) a short verse in one of the Psalms used as a neck-verse [ see nekke n. (Suppl.)]. (a) c1230(?a1200) Ancr. 19/19: H[a]lhen pe 3e luuieö best ; in heore wurôgunge seggeô oöer leas oöer ma as ow bereö on heorte & bet ...
Robert E. Lewis, 1999
4
Book of common prayer. Return to an address of the House of ...
(132) Between the sixth Response, and the seventh Versicle.] (133) Seventh Versicle.] From all blindness of heart ; (134) Ibid.] malice, and all unchari- tableness, (135) Eighth Versicle and Response.] From fornication, and all other deadly sin, ...
Commission for regulating and inspecting into ecclesiastical affairs, William Henry Black, 1854
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Census of Great Britain, 1851: Education. England and Wales. ...
(132) Between the sixth Response, and the seventh Versicle.] (133) Seventh Versicle.] From all blindness of heart ; (134) Ibid.] malice, and all unchari- tableness, (135) Eighth Versicle and Response.] From fornication, and all other deadly sin, ...
Great Britain. Census Office, Horace Mann (of Lincoln's Inn.), Horace Mann, 1854
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Firmly I Believe and Truly: The Spiritual Tradition of ...
So be it. The versicle: Our help is in the name of our Lord. The answer: Who hath made Heaven, and earth. The versicle: The name of our Lord be blessed. The answer: From henceforth, now, and for evermore. Three Lord have mercy upon us.
John Saward, John Morrill, Michael Tomko, 2013
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Liturgy and the Arts in the Middle Ages: Studies in Honour ...
Ex. 1 Vespers versicle 5 psalms Lauds versicle 4 psalms and 1 canticle Compline versicle 3 psalms Little Hours versicle hymn 3 psalms Matins prayers versicle invitatory with psalm 94 (=95 in protestant Bibles) hymn (First nocturn) three ...
Eva Louise Lillie, Nils Holger Petersen, 1996
8
European Music, 1520-1640
special structural role of cadences generated by major textual divisions, we see that with one exception (versicle 2b), the setting of each versicle concludes with a V–i authentic cadence in four voices; that the first, second, and last of these ...
James Haar, 2014
9
Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury ...
Walter Farquhar Hook. chap. Psalms: "Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger," &c. . IV" . " O Lord, my God, in Thee have I put my trust." Ile|^*ld Anthem : " Lest at any time he devour my soul like a 1556-58. Hon." Versicle : From the gates of hell.
Walter Farquhar Hook, 1869
10
Lord, Open Our Lips
Selection CD Daily Morning Prayer: Rite I Preces Salutation, Lord's Prayer, and Suffrages A Suffrages B Concluding Versicle and Response Concluding Versicle and Response in Easter Season Daily Evening Prayer: Rite I Preces Salutation, ...
Church Publishing, Church Publishing Staff

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERSICLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term versicle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Les muntanyes del Líban
CARLES DUARTE MONTSERRAT Un dels fragments més citats, omnipresent a les pregàries jueves de la Bíblia és el que apareix al versicle 6.4 del ... «Diari de Girona, Jul 15»
2
A Dallas Cowboys Sleeper At Pass Rusher No One Is Talking About
Coming out of Stanford, Dan Brugler of CBSSports.com (and The Cowboys Draft Show) was surprised the versicle defensive lineman wasn't invited to the ... «The Landry Hat, Jun 15»
3
The Weight of Glory – Sermon Notes for the Second Sunday After …
Take a shot at composing an original line or two, or even a call/response Versicle, that may be used corporately to the glory of God. Finally, if your music team ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
Monteverdi's Catholicism Test Gets High Marks
Also a fine violinist, Metcalfe directed the opening versicle and response while also bowing, as he did in other portions of the program. Most of the larger pieces ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jan 15»
5
Gray finds fifty shades of Christmas in MOB's holiday program
Brash martial rhythms broke the spell with the drums and brass of the Toccata from Monteverdi's Orfeo, ending with the lively rejociing of the Versicle and ... «Chicago Classical Review, Dec 14»
6
Boston Baroque with Vivid Vespers
At the core of the collection of pieces that comprise the Vespers are nine interlocking motets and psalm verses, bookended with an initial versicle/response and ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Nov 14»
7
Monteverdi: Vespri Solenni per la Festa di San Marco, Concerto …
The CD opens with the celebratory versicle and responsory “Deus in adiutorium meum intende/Domine ad adiuvandum me festina” with which Monteverdi ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
8
Interpol Paints Over its Past
... urban wastelands, train stations, and pavements interpolated with the first line, recalling nothing so much as a perverse, post-industrial versicle and response. «Harvard Crimson, Sep 14»
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L'Estat Islàmic té raó
No te exijas sino a ti mismo y exhorta a los creyentes a combatir” (Sura 4, versicle 83). Fins i tot hi ha recomanacions de l'estil: “Si rehúsan a emigrar, ... «e-noticies, Aug 14»
10
L'Abadia de Montserrat contesta els atacs a la consulta de la …
Per una altra banda, ahir també va contestar a la Conferència Episcopal Espanyola l'economista Xavier Sala i Martín. Fou a Twitter, amb un versicle de la Bíblia. «VilaWeb, Dec 13»

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