'Introit' definitions:
Definition of 'introit'
From: WordNet
noun
A composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
Definition of 'Introit'
From: GCIDE
- Introit \In*tro"it\, n. [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into, to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A going in. --Caxton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar. (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (R. C. Ch.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Introit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agnus Dei,
- Alleluia,
- alleluia,
- Anamnesis,
- answer,
- anthem,
- antiphon,
- antiphony,
- Benedicite,
- Blessing,
- Canon,
- canticle,
- chant,
- chorale,
- Collect,
- Communion,
- Consecration,
- Credo,
- Dismissal,
- doxology,
- Epistle,
- Fraction,
- Gloria,
- Gloria in Excelsis,
- Gloria Patri,
- Gospel,
- Gradual,
- hallelujah,
- hosanna,
- hymn,
- hymn of praise,
- hymnody,
- hymnography,
- hymnology,
- Kyrie,
- Kyrie Eleison,
- Last Gospel,
- laud,
- Lavabo,
- Magnificat,
- mantra,
- Miserere,
- motet,
- Nunc Dimittis,
- Offertory,
- offertory,
- offertory sentence,
- paean,
- Paternoster,
- Pax,
- Post-Communion,
- Preface,
- psalm,
- psalmody,
- report,
- response,
- responsory,
- Sanctus,
- Secreta,
- Te Deum,
- Tersanctus,
- Tract,
- Trisagion,
- Vedic hymn,
- versicle