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schola cantorum
[ skoh-luh kan-tawr-uhm, -tohr- ]
noun
, plural scho·lae can·to·rum [skoh, -lee kan-, tawr, -, uh, m, -, tohr, -].
- an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- a section of a church, cathedral, or the like, for use by the choir.
schola cantorum
/ ˈskəʊlə kænˈtɔːrəm /
noun
- a choir or choir school maintained by a church
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schola cantorum1
First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schola cantorum1
Medieval Latin: school of singers
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Example Sentences
Ecclesiastical tradition further ascribes to Gregory the compilation of an Antiphonary, the revision and rearrangement of the system of church music, and the foundation of the Roman schola cantorum.
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The prothesis and diakonikon are square, and a long schola cantorum forms a continuation to the presbytery westward, though it is less in width.
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