cantor
Synagogue song leader
A cantor is a person who leads liturgical music in a religious service.
In Jewish worship, the cantor (also called hazzan) chants prayers and leads the congregation in song.
In Christian traditions, particularly Catholic and Lutheran churches, the cantor sings verses to which the congregation responds.
The role requires both musical skill and religious knowledge: The cantor's voice filled the synagogue. (Capitalized Cantor is a surname.)
Jewish spiritual leader
- shulJewish house of worship
- bimahSynagogue's central platform
- minyanJewish prayer quorum
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
service · prayer · siddur · tallit · kippah · yarmulke · shabbat · trope
rabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
congregation · service · prayer · siddur · tallit · kippah · yarmulke · shabbat · trope · aliyah
choir
Organized group of singers
worship · altar · vestment · incense · ritual · congregation · mass · communion · sacrament · sanctuary
choir
Organized group of singers
bass · baritone · vocalist · soloist · ensemble · rehearsal · director · polyphony · motet · anthem
- Jewish PeopleAshkenazi, Sephardi, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew
- Jewish worshipKaddish, Shabbat service, prayer service, morning prayers, evening prayers
- plainchantplainsong, plainchant, antiphon, introit, graduals
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
cantorcongregant
Member of a worship assembly
rabbi · layperson · parishioner · preacher · pastor
cantorcongregation
Assembled group of worshippers
congregant · parishioner · listener · audience · worshipper
- Cantor's theoremPowersets always strictly larger