introit

Etymology


From Late, borrowed from , (modern 🇨🇬), or from its  , from  +. Introeō is derived from (ultimately from ) +  (ultimately from ).

Noun

 * 1)  A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.
 * 2)  Any piece of vocal music, especially a setting of an anthem or a psalm, sung at the opening of a church service.
 * 3)  The action of entering or going in; an entrance.
 * 4)  An introduction.
 * 1)  Any piece of vocal music, especially a setting of an anthem or a psalm, sung at the opening of a church service.
 * 2)  The action of entering or going in; an entrance.
 * 3)  An introduction.
 * 1)  The action of entering or going in; an entrance.
 * 2)  An introduction.

Translations

 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬܐ
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: introitus
 * Estonian: introitus
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 입당송
 * Latin: introitus
 * Macedonian: пса́лтир, интрои́т
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: introitus
 * Nynorsk: introitus
 * Polish: introit
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: интро́ит
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: інтройт

Etymology
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Noun

 * , introitus