Synonyms & related words for responsory

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Words related to responsory

Explore words related to responsory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include antiphonic, antiphonically, versicle, cathisma, antiphon, doxological, antiphony, doxology. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does responsory come from?

The word responsory breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back, in return”); spons, from Latin spondere (“to pledge, answer”); and -ory, from Latin orius (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.