schola cantorum

[ skoh-luhkan-tawr-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun,plural scho·lae can·to·rum [skoh-lee kan-tawr-uhm, -tohr-]. /ˈskoʊ li kænˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr-/.
  1. an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.

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

Origin of schola cantorum

1
First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”

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How to use schola cantorum in a sentence

  • It is used as a great music school: Maison de la schola cantorum.

    Historic Paris | Jetta S. Wolff
  • There was talk about his demobilization, and his music, and the schola cantorum.

    Three Soldiers | John Dos Passos
  • It is natural to think of his schola cantorum in this connection.

British Dictionary definitions for schola cantorum

schola cantorum

/ (ˈskəʊlə kænˈtɔːrəm) /


nounplural scholae cantorum (ˈskəʊliː)
  1. a choir or choir school maintained by a church

Origin of schola cantorum

1
Medieval Latin: school of singers

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