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A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
մոտետ
(motet)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Czech:
moteto
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Czech:
motet
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Dutch:
motet
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Esperanto:
moteto
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Estonian:
motett
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Finnish:
motetti
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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French:
motet
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Georgian:
მოტეტი
(moṭeṭi)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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German:
Motette
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Greek:
μοτέτο
(motéto)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Icelandic:
mótetta
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Italian:
mottetto
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Korean:
모테트
(moteteu)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Latin:
motectum
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Lithuanian:
motetas
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Luxembourgish:
Motett
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Norwegian:
motett
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Polish:
motet
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Portuguese:
moteto
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Russian:
песнопе́ние
(pesnopénije)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Russian:
моте́т
(motét)
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Spanish:
motete
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Swedish:
motett
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
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Thai:
โมเท็ต
— a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
