antiphons
Meaning
A musical response or a refrain sung in response to a preceding verse, especially in religious contexts. (একটি গানের মত একটি সঙ্গীত, বিশেষ করে গাওয়ার জন্য আত্মাক্ষরপূর্ণ দিক থেকে প্রতিধ্বনি এবং প্রতিশব্দপূর্ণ ভূমিকায় বিভক্ত হতে পারে)
Pronunciation
অ্যান্টিফনস্ (ā'ēnṭifōnś)
Synonyms
responses, refrains, verses, melodies, chants, call-and-response, responses, echoes
Synonyms
They sang traditional responses during the service.
The song's refrains were uplifting.
The choir sang verses beautifully.
Melodies often accompany the antiphons.
The monks performed chants as antiphons.
The service included call-and-response antiphons.
The congregation joined in the responses.
The echoes of the antiphons filled the hall.
Antonyms
The silence after the antiphons was profound.
Inactivity marked the absence of antiphons.
The stillness was almost tangible without antiphons.
There was an eerie quiet in place of antiphons.
Inaudibility replaced the antiphons in the empty room.
There was a sense of abandonment in the absence of antiphons.
The stillness reigned where antiphons should have echoed.
The soundlessness overpowered the absence of antiphons.
Phrases
The sung antiphons resonated throughout the cathedral.
During the service, traditional antiphons were sung.
The choir performed liturgical antiphons beautifully.
Antiphons of praise filled the room with joy.
The antiphons in worship uplifted the spirits of the congregation.