chorales

noun

plural of chorale
1
as in hymns
a religious song practiced a chorale to perform in church

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2
as in choirs
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 chorales 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorales
  1. hymns
  2. choirs
  3. anthems
  4. choruses
  5. psalms
Noun
  • One of six children, Tyler grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Janis Joplin and singing hymns in the Anglican church her parents attended.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
Definition of hymns
Noun
  • In music, this could look like bands, line dancing or choirs.
    — Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Druski's already kicked off his hosting duties in a big way, sharing the news of his hosting with A-listers like Cardi B and Jamie Foxx by surprising them with gospel choirs, mariachi bands and even on horseback.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of choirs
Noun
  • Hosted at Hard Rock Northern Indiana, the orchestra will perform a selection of stirring 19th-century anthems by Romantic-era composers.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The World Cup doubles as a beauty pageant for each country’s fans, who strut around, sing their anthems, and try their best to look hot, happy, and, above all, passionate.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of anthems
Noun
  • Some 54 million Americans were participating in choirs and community choruses before the pandemic, according to a 2019 choral impact study.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of choruses
Noun
  • Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • A little over a year ago, Paul Simon returned to the road following a seven-year hiatus to promote his new LP Seven Psalms.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
Definition of psalms

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