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preces

preces noun: the alternate responsive petitions, as the versicles and suffrages, between the clergyman and the congregation in liturgical worship.

Noun

preces pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The alternate responsive petitions, as the versicles and suffrages, between the clergyman and the congregation in liturgical worship.

Origin of preces

From Latin precēs (“prayers”).

Questions about preces

What does preces mean?
Preces means the alternate responsive petitions, as the versicles and suffrages, between the clergyman and the congregation in liturgical worship.
What part of speech is preces?
Preces is a noun.

Words near preces in the dictionary

  1. precertification
  2. precertified
  3. precertifies
  4. precertify
  5. precertifying
  6. preces
  7. precess
  8. precessed
  9. precesses
  10. precessing
  11. precession

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