schola cantorum

American  

[skoh-luh kan-tawr-uhm, -tohr-] / ˈskoʊ lə kænˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

PLURAL

scholae cantorum

1. an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.

2. a section of a church, cathedral, or the like, for use by the choir.

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schola cantorum British  

/ ˈskəʊlə kænˈtɔːrəm /

noun

1. a choir or choir school maintained by a church

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Etymology

Origin of schola cantorum

First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”

Example Sentences

Ecclesiastical tradition further ascribes to Gregory the compilation of an Antiphonary, the revision and rearrangement of the system of church music, and the foundation of the Roman schola cantorum.

From Project Gutenberg

The prothesis and diakonikon are square, and a long schola cantorum forms a continuation to the presbytery westward, though it is less in width.

From Project Gutenberg