песнопе́ние — meaning in English

English meaning

• chant verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
• glee noun Great delight or high-spirited joy.
• singing noun The act of making musical sounds with the voice.

Senses

песнопе́ние is used for these senses in English:

• glee (singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
• motet A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
• singing The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

chant — full definition

1. verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
2. noun A repeated rhythmic phrase, or a simple melody used for religious or ritual singing.

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