Leo 17:

A non-vested church choir

T h e w o r d v e s t is a d e r iv a t iv e o f t he r o o t w e s - 4 w h ic h m e a n s t o c l o t he . 1 O t h e r d er iv a t iv e s o f t h is r o o t in c l u d e w e a r , d i v es t , i n v e st , r e v e t m en t ( a f a cin g , as of m a s o nr y , used to support an

e m b a n k m e n t ) , t r av e s t y , a n d h i m a t i o n ( a r e ct a n g u l ar w o o l e n o r l in e n c l o a k wo r n by m en a n d w o m e n in a n c ie n t G r e e c e ) . T h e w o r d c h u r c h d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e r o o t k e ue - w h ic h m e a n s t o s w e l l , v a u l t ; ho l e . 2 A m o ng it s o t h er d er iv a t iv e s a r e t h e w o r d s c a v e , c a v e r n , c a v i t y, c o n c a v e , e xc a v a t e , c o de i n e, c u m u l a t e , c u m u l u s , a c c u m u l a t e , k i r k , K yr i e ( a br ie f p e t it io n a n d r e sp o n s e u s e d in v a r io u s l it u r g ie s o f s e v e r a l C h r is t ia n c h u r c h e s ; a m u s ic a l s e t t in g o f t h e sa m e ) , k e r m i s ( a n o u t do o r f a ir ) , c y m a ( e it h e r o f t wo mo l d in g s h a v in g a n u n d u l a t in g o r S s h a p e d p r o f il e , u s e d e s p e c ia l l y in c l a s s ic a l a r c h it e c t u r e ) , a n d en c e i n te ( p r e g na n t ) . T h e w o r d c ho i r de s c e n d s f r o m t he r o o t g h e r - 1 m e a n in g t o g r a s p , e n c l o s e . 3 O t h e r de r iv a t iv e s in c l u d e y a r d , c a r o l , c h o r a l , c h o r u s , c o h o r t , c o u r t , c o u r t e ou s , c u r t s y , g a r d en , gi r t h , g i r d l e , h a n g a r , a n d o r c h a r d . T H E ME S : F ir s t ly , t h e r e ar e t w o r e f e r e n c e s t o C O N S T R U C T I O N o r A R C H I T E CT U R E . S p e c if ic a l l y , a m o n g t h e p a r o n y m s o f u n v e s t e d is t h e w o r d r e v e t m en t ( a f a c in g ) w h il e t h e p a r o ny m s o f c h u rc h in c l u d e s c y m a ( a m o l d in g ) .

1 Watkins, c. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo -European Roots, p. 101 2 Watkins, c. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, p. 41 3 Watkins, c. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo -European Roots, p. 30 Starling Hunter 2011 1

A s e c o n d t h e m e co n c e r n s r e p e at e d u t t er a n c e s o r R E F R A I N S . A m o ng t h e p a r o n y m s o f c h u r c h is t h e w o r d K y r i e w h ic h is d e f in e d v a r io u s l y , in c l u d in g :
The brief petition Lord, have mercy, used in various offices of Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church. The brief response or petition in services in the Anglican Church, beginning with the words, Lord, have mercy upon us. Either of the above definitions set to music. 4 the

T h e w o r d c h o ru s is a p a r o ny m o f c h o i r a n d h a s s e v er a l d e f in it io n s , in c l u d in g :
A refrain in which others, such as audience members, join a soloist in a song. A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation. An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comment s on the action.

A r e fr a in i s a r e p e a t e d u t t er a n c e o r t h e m e a n d a p hr a s e , v e r se , or g r o u p o f v e r s e s r e p e a t e d a t i n t e rv a l s t h r o u g h o u t a s o n g o r p o e m, e s p e c i a l l y a t t he e n d o f e a c h st a n z a . 5

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