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Exsultet

Exsultet proper noun: a long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English.

Proper noun

the Exsultet

  1. A long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English.
    • The Exsultet is the preeminent chant of cantor repertoire, both because of its difficulty and because of its importance in the liturgical year. Yet very few cantors have ever sung the Exsultet, or have seen printed music for it.1997, Diana Kodner, Handbook for Cantors, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 77

Forms of Exsultet

alternative formExultet

Origin of Exsultet

Borrowed from Latin exsultet (“let it [i.e., the angelic host] rejoice”), the first word of the prayer in the Roman Rite.

Questions about Exsultet

What does Exsultet mean?
Exsultet means a long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English.
What part of speech is Exsultet?
Exsultet is a proper noun.

Words near Exsultet in the dictionary

  1. exsufflates
  2. exsufflating
  3. exsufflation
  4. exsufflations
  5. exsufflicate
  6. Exsultet
  7. exsuscitate
  8. exsuscitates
  9. exsuscitation
  10. exsymbiotic
  11. ext

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