Meaning & use
Precents
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Leads the singing of a congregation, especially in a church service, as the third-person singular form of 'precent.'
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The cantor precents the psalms each Sabbath morning.
In some Presbyterian churches, a designated singer still precents the hymns without instrumental accompaniment.
A note on using this word
The verb 'precent' is the root of 'precentor,' the officer who leads congregational singing.
Words with a similar meaning
leads in songcantors
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