chorale

noun

kə-ˈral How to pronounce chorale (audio)
Definition of choralenext
1
as in hymn
a religious song practiced a chorale to perform in church

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2
as in choir
an organized group of singers a chorale that is regarded as being among the best in the state

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Recent Examples of chorale Synchronized blinking faded when the researchers sped up the Bach chorales to 120 beats per minute. — Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026 Grymes reconstructed those works and arranged other popular war songs for the chorale to perform. — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026 Meyers, performed works by Bach, Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre alongside Grant Gershon, the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the chorale’s members. — Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 The audience can sing Handel’s Messiah, including the Hallelujah Chorus, with the chorale, directed by John Russell and accompanied by organist Martin Green. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chorale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorale
  1. hymn
  2. choir
  3. anthem
  4. chorus
  5. psalm
Noun
  • The rugby union side’s is ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, originally an African-American hymn sung by slaves in the United States in the mid-19th century.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The hymn was dubbed by the NAACP as the Black national anthem in the early 1900s.
    — PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of hymn
Noun
  • According to United Teachers of Pasadena President Jonathan Gardner, that number included almost 25 art, music, dance, orchestra and choir teachers.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their dad, Royal Abbott, was stationed with the Navy in Hawaii at the time and their mom was a choir director.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of choir
Noun
  • His songs spanned from party anthems to deep social commentary.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Meshell Ndegeocello is taking one of the Eighties’ frostiest break-up pop anthems somewhere much warmer.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of anthem
Noun
  • In group sessions, where Cody typically doesn’t say much, the others speak for what Cody might be going through, Greek chorus-style.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their chorus of howls and yowls was all that kept them connected to the hunters who lagged far behind.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of chorus
Noun
  • But presiding over his daughter’s outdoor wedding helped, fulfilling another psalm’s promise.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The word appears 71 times across 39 of the 150 psalms, especially in ones written by David.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of psalm

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