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ver·si·cle

 (vûr′sĭ-kəl)
n.
1. A short verse.
2. A short sentence spoken or chanted by a priest and followed by a response from the congregation.

[Middle English, from Latin versiculus, diminutive of versus, verse; see verse1.]
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versicle

(ˈvɜːsɪkəl)
n
1. (Poetry) a short verse
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a short sentence recited or sung by the minister at a liturgical ceremony and responded to by the choir or congregation
[C14: from Latin versiculus a little line, from versus verse]
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ver•si•cle

(ˈvɜr sɪ kəl)

n.
1. a little verse.
2. a short verse, usu. from the Psalms, said or sung by the officiant, after which the congregation recites a response.
[1350–1400; < Latin versiculus. See verse]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.versicle - a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
sursum corda - (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'
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Then, after a hymn, a reading, a versicle, and a blessing, they dismiss in silence, not to speak until morning (when Jesus's resurrection is symbolically reenacted).
Monteverdi's music ranges far and wide emotionally and stylistically: oldstyle conservative church music; florid motets, with religious texts but sounding a lot like his erotic madrigals; and an opening Versicle with an opera-like flourish.
It consists of the Hail Mary repeated thrice, with three introductory versicles and a concluding versicle and prayer.
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The sixth Sunday of Lent is more commonly referred to as Palm Sunday in which we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, often with the versicle and response: "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
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The usual format of such memoriae is a short antiphon followed by a versicle and response and a prayer.
(9) Com en el capitol 114 del Llibre de contemplacio, on arriba a dir que "s esforsen a fer ver so qui es fals e a destruir so qui es ver: e tot asso fan per tal que pusquen aver honor e riquees de los mesquins homens qui en ells comanen lur dret e lur rao" (versicle 4).
The seriousness of the Havelok narrator soon becomes overt: the narrator culminates his prayer with a formal Latin versicle from the mass: 'Benedicamus Domino' (20).
Here he's paraphrased the Good Friday versicle Ecce lignum crucis -- See the wood of the Cross.
Certainly the liturgy assigned a special versicle, response, and invocation to visiting Rogation processions on entering each of the three Salisbury parish churches.