introit
See also: introït
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French introït, introïte, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin introitus (“entering”, “entrance”), from introeō (“I go within”, “I enter”), from intro- (“into”) + eō (“I go”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
introit (plural introits)
- The action of entering or going in; an entrance.
- (figuratively, obsolete)[1] An introduction.
- (Roman Catholicism) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar, which begins with this verse: «Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine».
- (Roman Catholicism) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.
- An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.
- Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
Quotations
- 1833: Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G.; The Chronology of History, Containing Tables, Calculations & Statements, Indispensable for ascertaining the dates of Historical Events, and of Public and Private Documents, from the Earliest periods to the present time; preface, page xvii{1}; glossary of dates, page 111, right-hand column{2} (printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, Paternoster Row, and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street)
- {1} The Glossary of Terms used by ecclesiastics in the middle ages, who describe a day by the “ introit,” or commencement of the service appointed by the church to be performed thereon, and an explanation of the Canonical Hours, Watches, &c. will frequently be found useful.
- {2} Circumdederunt. The introit and name of Septuagesima Sunday.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “introit, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- “introit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “introit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) introit