cantillate (redirected from cantillates)

can·til·late  (kntl-t)

tr. & intr.v. can·til·lat·ed, can·til·lat·ing, can·til·lates

To chant or recite (a liturgical text) in a musical monotone.

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[Latin cantilre, cantilt-, to sing, from cantre, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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cantil·lation n.

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cantillate [ˈkæntɪˌleɪt]

vb

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody

2. to intone or chant

[from Late Latin cantillāre to sing softly, from Latin cantāre to sing]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cantillate - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" chant, intonate, intone singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"