religious music

DEFINITIONS OF: religious music

Examples:: show 6 examples...; hide 6 examples...; Hallel
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh; Hare Krishna
a chant to the Hindu god Krishna; Dies Irae
the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath'); Internationale
a revolutionary socialist anthem; Magnificat
(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum'); Te Deum
an ancient liturgical hymn

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; antiphon, antiphony
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response; Mass
a musical setting for a Mass; processional, prosodion
religious music used in a procession; antiphonal, antiphonary
bound collection of antiphons; religious song
religious music for singing; gradual
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass; Requiem
a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead; chant
a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone; Negro spiritual, spiritual
a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States; Christmas carol, carol
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ; anthem, hymn
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

Type of:: genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style
an expressive style of music

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