01 a. Containing or making answer; answering.
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Containing or making answer; answering.
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Responsory
02 n. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
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The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.(Eccl.)“Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy.” — Milton.
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An antiphonary; a response book.(Eccl.)