precentor

Example Sentences

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To the west is the round choir, a wooden desk for singers and precentors.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

On festival days and Sundays four mother precentors intone the offices before a large reading-desk with four places.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

Afterward four complimentary cups were added, one in honor of the precentors, one in honor of the municipal authorities, another in remembrance of the Temple, and the fourth in the memory of Rabbon Gamliel.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

Now in the execution of any action there are beginners and leaders; as in singing, the precentors; and in war, generals and officers; this belongs to the "Principalities."

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

This bishop knew more about cathedrals and deans, and precentors and church services than his wife did, and also more of the bishop's powers.

From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony