Хор — meaning in English
Khor
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English meaning
- chancel noun The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.
- 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 space around the altar in a church or cathedral, 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.
- noun The entire end of the church in which the altar stands, including the apse and the ambulatory.
- noun A certain central portion of that end of the church, excluding the apse and the ambulatory.
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.