choir
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.
Architecture.
the part of a church occupied by the singers of the choir.
the part of a cruciform church east of the crossing.
(in medieval angelology) one of the orders of angels.
professed to recite or chant the divine office: a choir monk.
to sing or sound in chorus.
Idioms about choir
preach to the choir. See entry at preach to the choir.
Origin of choir
1- Also Archaic, quire .
Other words from choir
- choir·like, adjective
Words that may be confused with choir
- choir , quire
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How to use choir in a sentence
The parade was solemn, with reverent music and the call-and-response singing of two choirs.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe had real gospel choirs with people from Spelman and Morehouse colleges singing.
Spike Lee on ‘Red Hook Summer,’ Black Churches, and President Obama | Allison Samuels | August 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe best part of the ceremony was the beginning segment, in which youth choirs from all over the realm sang beautifully.
The Olympics Are Too Full of Dubious Sports, Silly Ceremonies, and Choke Artists | Buzz Bissinger | July 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTImmediately following is the 27th annual Christmas at Luther concert, featuring more than 600 musicians and six choirs.
Aniston on The View, and Holiday Specials Galore | Nicole Ankowski | December 21, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTPoets have written about it, choirs have sung about it, but who can fathom the meaning of that little word, home!
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. Byrum
Organ accompaniments help up good choirs and materially drown the defects of bad ones.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusBesides these choirs there existed a number of musical associations in connection with different churches in Warsaw.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe priests used musical choirs in their worship, arranged the calendar, and appointed the time for festivals.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanThere would probably be less show and pride in the churches; less preachers paid big salaries, less fashionable choirs.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John Spargo
British Dictionary definitions for choir
/ (kwaɪə) /
an organized group of singers, esp for singing in church services
the part of a cathedral, abbey, or church in front of the altar, lined on both sides with benches, and used by the choir and clergy: Compare chancel
(as modifier): choir stalls
a number of instruments of the same family playing together: a brass choir
Also called: choir organ one of the manuals on an organ controlling a set of soft sweet-toned pipes: Compare great (def. 21), swell (def. 16)
any of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
Origin of choir
1- Archaic spelling: quire
Derived forms of choir
- choirlike, adjective
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