| Antiphon 1. (n.) A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphone. 2. (n.) A verse said before and after the psalms. Thesaurus Entries Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, acknowledgment, alleluia, answer, answering, anthem, antiphonal chanting, antiphony, back answer, back talk, backchat, canticle, chant, chorale, comeback, doxology, echo, evasive reply, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud, mantra, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, reaction, ready reply, receipt, rejoinder, repartee, replication, reply, report, repost, rescript, rescription, respond, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, responsory report, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, short answer, snappy comeback, versicle, witty reply, witty retort, yes-and-no answer | ![]() |