Antiphonal Synonyms

ăn-tĭfə-nəl
Containing or using responses; alternating
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. responsive
Bound collection of antiphons
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. antiphonary
Relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. antiphonary

Words Related to Antiphonal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ostinato
  2. chordal
  3. obbligato
  4. a-cappella

Antiphonal Sentence Examples

  • And after this a pervigilium, celebrated with antiphonal and joint singing on the part of men and women and with choral dancing in imitation of Moses and Miriam at the Red Sea.

  • In antiphonal music, or music modeled on the antiphonal situation of solo and chorus, tonality shifts regularly between solo and chorus sections.

  • Antiphonal Chant - A two minute section, this one is louder than the first, with trombones, trumpets, horns and cornets being joined by woodwinds for a spectacularly loud finish.

  • The two friends assembled their adherents outside the city walls for the observance of the exercises of religion; and, according to Theodoret, it was in these meetings that the practice of antiphonal singing was first introduced in the services of the church.