cantillation
/ˌkæntəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act or style of chanting or reciting in a musical way, especially in religious worship.
- The cantillation in the cathedral echoed through the stone walls.
- Students of liturgy learn the traditional cantillation for the holy texts.
- The cantillation of the scripture added a solemn beauty to the ceremony.
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