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Definition of Antiphonaries
1. antiphonary [n] - See also: antiphonary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiphonaries
Literary usage of Antiphonaries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as by Sarah Hutchins Killikelly (1886)
"... antiphonaries, and other service-books of tb.fr Roman-Catholic Church ; and
in ancient English poetry. It contains two very early copies of Latin ..."
2. An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland: From the First Introduction of by John Lanigan (1822)
"... whither they were removed by Cardinal Frederic Borromeo. Among them were three
antiphonaries, one of which was perhaps the Antiphonarium ..."
3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Sir William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1875)
"As to the origin of antiphonaries,—St. Gregory the Great is, ... The received
story is that the Pope two antiphonaries to the Emperor by two . ..."
4. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"The word occur», ' moreover, throughout the US. m the same | antiphonaries are
sometimes found in old MSS. divided into two parts — one beginning with ..."
5. Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1896)
"... and diurnal antiphonaries, for the use of daily and nightly offices ...
also antiphonaries for country churches. These and many other popish books were ..."
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