capitulum
9.9
A short Bible reading said after a psalm in a church service
- noun
- /kəˈpɪtʃələm/
- Formal
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capítulo
- During the service, a short capitulum followed the psalm, setting a reflective tone.
Examples
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The priest read the capitulum before the congregation began the hymn.
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The church's liturgy includes a capitulum that reminds the faithful of the day's teachings.
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Rather, he followed Mabillon in using L as the basis of his edition. L contains a blank space for a title or capitulum, but none survives: there is only a later marginal note next to the blank space that reads "the miracles of Eata."
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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9.9
A short passage from a text that people read as one part
is a short liturgical reading that follows a psalmody
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Etymology
Capitulum also came from Latin caput ('head') to mean a 'little chapter' or heading, and churches used the word for a short reading or heading in a service. So a capitulum is a brief scripture reading that follows a psalm.