the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
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cantor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hazan |
| Type of | spiritual leader |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choirmaster, precentor |
| Type of | musician |
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Cantor said he thinks talks will go forward even with the court matters pending.
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Cantor doesn't disclose financial results, making it hard to judge its progress.
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Think of chants, or your cantor reading from the Torah, all of these traditions.
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She converted to Orthodox Judaism while in college and wanted to become a cantor.
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Cantor is the father of a first-and a third-grader at Julian Elementary School.
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Cantor prodded Democrats to restrict gas and refined petroleum exports to Iran.
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The cantor or chanters sing the many hymns called for during the Divine Services.
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From an early age the cantor was exposed to the Judeo-Iraqi liturgical tradition.
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He was born in Russia, the son of a cantor, and his first language was Yiddish.
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- Choirmaster: the musical director of a choir
- The official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
- In Christianity, the cantor, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes (Greek: u03C0u03C1u03C9u03C4u03BFu03C8u03ACu03BBu03C4u03B7u03C2, lit.u00A0'first singer'; from Greek: u03C8u03ACu03BBu03C4u03B7u03C2, translit.u00A0psaltes, lit.u00A0'singer') is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, a cathedral or monastery with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir and the preparation of liturgy.
- Cantor is a lunar impact crater that is located on the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The outer rim of the crater has a distinctly hexagonal shape, and is slightly longer in the northu2013south direction. The interior walls are multiply terraced, although less so along the western rim. There is a low central peak at the midpoint of the floor.
- The cantor (Hebrew: hazzan) in the Reform movement is a clergy member who fills a diverse role within the Jewish community. Cantors lead worship, officiate at lifecycle events, teach adults and children, run synagogue music programs, and offer pastoral care. ...
- Cantor is a free software mathematics application for scientific statistics and analysis. It is part of the KDE Software Compilation 4, and was introduced with the 4.4 release as part of the KDE Education Project's kdeedu package.
- A hazzan or chazzan (Hebrew: u05D7u05B7u05D6u05B8u05BCu05DFu200Eu200E u0127azzu0101n, Yiddish khazn Ladino hassan) is a Jewish musician, or precentor, trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, this prayer-leader is often referred to as cantor, a term also used in Christianity.
- Theodore Edward (Theodor Edvard) Cantor (1809u20131860) was a Danish physician, zoologist and botanist.
- Singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
