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Definitions for Choir

[1] a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
[2] any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.
[3] Architecture . the part of a church occupied by the singers of the choir. the part of a cruciform church east of the crossing.
[4] (in medieval angelology) one of the orders of angels.
[5] professed to recite or chant the divine office: a choir monk.
[6] to sing or sound in chorus.
[7] an organized group of singers, esp for singing in church services
[8] the part of a cathedral, abbey, or church in front of the altar, lined on both sides with benches, and used by the choir and clergy Compare chancel (as modifier ) choir stalls
[9] a number of instruments of the same family playing together a brass choir
[10] Also called: choir organ one of the manuals on an organ controlling a set of soft sweet-toned pipes Compare great (def. 21), swell (def. 16)
[11] any of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology

Words related to Choir

ensemble, chorus, trio, cast, orchestra, band, troupe, assemblage, quintet, sextet, quartet, serenade, chant, warble, whistle, shout, croon, hum, wait, intone

Words nearby Choir

choctaw, choctawhatchee, chog, chogyal, choice, choir, choir loft, choir school, choirboy, choirgirl, choirmaster

Origin of Choir

1250–1300; Middle English quer < Old French cuer < Latin chorus chorus; replacing Old English chor choir < Latin

Words that may be confused with Choir

choir, quire1

Other words from Choir

choir·like , adjective

Word origin for Choir

C13 quer, from Old French cuer, from Latin chorus

Synonyms for Choir

Liederkranz, Liedertafel, a cappella choir, chorale, chorus, singing society