- (n.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.
- (n.) A going in.
- (n.) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar.
- (n.) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.
- (n.) Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening of church services.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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