versicle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: versicle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for versicle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
versicle n a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Versicle \Ver"si*cle\, n. [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See {Verse}.] A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people. The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested into versicles. --Strype.