introit

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.

   “The Glossary of Terms used by ecclesiastics in the middle ages, who describe a day by the “introit,” or commencement of the service appointed by the church to be performed thereon, and an explanation of the Canonical Hours, Watches, &c. will frequently be found useful.”

2. isim Any piece of choral music, especially a setting of an anthem or a psalm, sung at the opening of a church service.
3. isim The action of entering or going in; an entrance.
4. isim An introduction.