Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Tropes

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Tropaea
Next Entry
Trophimus
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

or sequence, are verses sung before the holy Gospel in the mass. They are a kind of prose, written in a species of verse, though unfettered by any recognized law of meter. They were introduced at the close of the 9th century. Four only are found in the Roman missal. (See SEQUENCE).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Tropes'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/tropes.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile