antichoir

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ choir.

Adjective

antichoir (comparative more antichoir, superlative most antichoir)

1. Opposing a choir.
   • 1953, Microfilm Abstracts, volume 13, page 835:

     Because many choirs were improperly used during this period, an era of antichoir feeling developed shortly after the 1905 Hymnal was published.

   • 2008, BYU Studies, volume 47, page 108:

     As late as 1854, the antichoir members of an Ohio Methodist congregation heckled the choir whenever it tried to sing, hoping to "bring discredit on the singers by creating discord."

Anagrams

• Corinthia, hair tonic