verset

American  

[vur-sit] / ˈvɜr sɪt /

noun

1. Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.

2. Music. a brief piece for pipe organ, formerly used as part of the music for the Catholic Mass.

3. Archaic. versicle.

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Etymology

Origin of verset

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French. See verse, -et

Example Sentences

The first verset, semantically airtight, is all Alter.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2018

The verset ends, "Verily all sins doth Allah forgive: aye, Gracious, and Merciful is He."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

O astronomer, there are five things that none knoweth save Allah Almighty;" and she repeated the verset; "'Aye!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Moreover, sundry miracles took place here, and a verset of the Koran descended from heaven.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Ce nom est donne a un verset qui se chante ou se recite au commencement de l'office de marines.

From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel