versicle

/vur-si-kuhl/US // ˈvɜr sɪ kəl //UK // (ˈvɜːsɪkəl) //

诗句,诗篇,诗词歌赋,诗词

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a little verse.
- : Ecclesiastical. a short verse, usually from the Psalms, said or sung by the officiant, after which the congregation recites a response.Compare response.

"I only chanted a versicle from one of the Psalms," he explained.
And the versicle, 'Glory be to the Father,' etc., is then said.
He gives a Sunday-school feast every year, which begins with a versicle and a response.
“To-morrow shall be done away the iniquity of the earth,” is the versicle after the Office Hymn.
The clergyman said the versicle, "O Lord, save the King," and the clerk made no reply.