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Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side.

ng praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation. David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and doxologies. South.

rtable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church. Fairholt.

A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.

Praising with hymns; singing. "The hymning choir." G. West.

A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral. Grove.

A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern]. Fairholt.

Consisting of males; as, a male choir.

A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)

Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in heaven. Milton.

ng from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.

A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:

An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without. Shipley.

See Choir. [Obs.] Spenser. A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.

recession or withdrawal. Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

ts appendagess were set up to view. Gwilt. -- Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the body of the church, over which the rood was placed. Fairholt. -- Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it was called also rood steeple. We…

A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.

tain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir. Busby.

by a selected portion of the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the full choir.