▪ I. responˈsorial, n.
[a. med.L. responsoriāle, f. responsōria responsory n. So F. responsoriale (Godef.).]
A book of responsories.
| 1853 Rock Ch. of Fathers III. ii. xi. 18 Out of the Antiphoner..came forth the full song-book..for the canonical hours,..the responsorial or book of responses. |
▪ II. responˈsorial, a.
[See responsory n. and -al1.]
1. Making answer or reply; responsive.
| 1820 Southey Wesley I. 204 note, Rimius's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Herrnhuters, and the Responsorial Letters of the Theological Faculty of Tubingen, annexed to it. |
2. Pertaining to, of the nature of, responses.
| 1842 J. H. Newman Ch. of Fathers 23 A peculiar kind of singing—the antiphonal or responsorial. 1872 Contemp. Rev. XXI. 132 The responsorial portions of Morning and Evening Prayer. |