adjective
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of or relating to a precentor
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(of part of a choir) on the same side of a cathedral, etc, as the precentor; on the N side of the choir Compare decanal
Etymology
Origin of cantorial
Example Sentences
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“He was a singing violinist, influenced by the cantorial tradition,” Baer said.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
“Purgatorio” is based on the Syrian cantorial tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
Early this year, around 20 rabbinical and cantorial students started a WhatsApp thread they eventually named “Rad Future Clergy.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
His annual cantorial chronicle ended three years ago, when his heart gave out and we lost him at 85.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2021
From the Cathedral spires the Rogjans called out to the countryside some cantorial chants, announcing and honouring, and strangely, even canonizing the Cardinal Allen.
From Scorched Earth by Petrovic, Walter D.
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