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Intone
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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To recite or chant on one note with inflections of the voice at stated places, according to certain rules. The Minister intones the prayers, Epistle, Gospel, etc. Anciently the entire service was musically rendered, the Scriptures having their own peculiar intonation and inflections, the ordinary reading tone being altogether excluded. This practice has been strictly adhered to in many of the English Cathedrals from the most ancient times to the present. In many parishes the services are also musically rendered, the Clergy intoning the prayers, the responses being sung by the congregation. The custom is growing in favor as an inspiring and Scriptural method of rendering the services. (See EVENSONG.)
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Intone'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/i/intone.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Intone'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/i/intone.html. 1901.
