precentor
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A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is præcentor, from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first singer").
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- choir director
- Part of
- cathedral chapter
- Image
- Štefan Straka - Precentor - O 112 - Slovak National Gallery.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- female form of label
- Präzentorin
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Ancient precentors
- Jewish precentors
- Christian precentors
- Catholic precentors
- Ancient era
- Middle Ages
- Anglican precentors
- Presbyterian precentors
- Public schools and Cambridge
- References
- External links
A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is præcentor, from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first singer").
==Ancient precentors==
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