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 The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for chorale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorale
  1. hymn
  2. choir
  3. anthem
  4. chorus
  5. psalm
Noun
  • From the beginning, Dolly’s one request of [country singer] Porter [Wagoner] was that she be allowed to include a hymn or a Gospel song in each of their shows.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In public at least, the BBC and new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s administration are singing from the same hymn sheet.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hymn
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  • Struggling to fit in, Ranna becomes obsessed with a decade-old disappearance of a choir teacher and starts a podcast about the case.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Besides Carlile and Martin, comedian/actor Martin Short is also featured on a song, as well as artists Joy Oladokun, Amythyst Kiah, and the first UK professional trans choir Trans Voices.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of choir
Noun
  • And while the anthem played , the two teams' players, coaches and others stood along the sidelines.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Created by a band formed in Mesa, the anthem delivers both Phoenix-area representation and a genuinely motivating workout message.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of anthem
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  • Both Anthropic and OpenAI have been at the center of a fierce debate over AI safety, after a growing chorus of researchers warned that the companies' models could potentially cause catastrophic harm.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons entered Caesars Superdome to a chorus of boos from a crowd some 70,000 strong.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of chorus
Noun
  • Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But presiding over his daughter’s outdoor wedding helped, fulfilling another psalm’s promise.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of psalm

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