Хор — meaning in English
Khor
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English meaning
- chancel noun The part of a church near the altar, often fenced off, where the priests and choir sit.
- choir noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
- chorus noun The part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook.
- ensemble noun A coordinated group of things that work together as a whole, such as a matching outfit.
- Horus name The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sky, sun, war, and kingship.
Senses
Хор is used for these senses in English:
- Horus (Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.
- chancel The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- ensemble (music) A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
chancel — full definition
- noun The part of a church near the altar, often fenced off, where the priests and choir sit.
- noun The whole section at one end of a church that holds the altar, together with the curved area and walkway behind it.
- noun The middle part of that same church section, not counting the curved area or the walkway.
choir — full definition
- noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
- noun The part of a church, near the altar, where the singers traditionally sit.
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