'Choir' definitions:
Definition of 'choir'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Choir'
From: GCIDE
- Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.]
- 1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service. [Formerly written also quire.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) The chancel. [1913 Webster]
- Choir organ (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir.
- Choir screen, Choir wall (Arch.), a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles.
- Choir service, the service of singing performed by the choir. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'choir'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cappella,
- ambry,
- apse,
- baptistery,
- blindstory,
- chamber chorus,
- chancel,
- choral group,
- choral society,
- choral symphony,
- chorale,
- chorus,
- claviature,
- cloisters,
- confessional,
- confessionary,
- console,
- crypt,
- diaconicon,
- diaconicum,
- Easter sepulcher,
- echo,
- eighty-eight,
- ensemble,
- fingerboard,
- glee club,
- great,
- ivories,
- keyboard,
- keys,
- Liederkranz,
- Liedertafel,
- manual,
- mixed chorus,
- nave,
- oratorio society,
- organ manual,
- pedals,
- piano keys,
- porch,
- presbytery,
- rood loft,
- rood stair,
- rood tower,
- sacrarium,
- sacristy,
- singing club,
- solo,
- swell,
- transept,
- triforium,
- vestry,
- voices