Versicle

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse.
  2. 2
    a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation wordnet
  3. 3
    In liturgy, the verse spoken by the officiant.

Etymology

From Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus.

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