kör — meaning in English
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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.
- chorale noun A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
- chorus noun The part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook.
Senses
kör is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- choir A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- choir (architecture) Uncommon form of quire (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”).
- chorale (music, religion) A chorus or choir.
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.