preces

See also: precēs

English

Etymology

Latin precēs (“prayers”)

Noun

preces pl (plural only)

(Christianity) The alternate responsive petitions, as the versicles and suffrages, between the clergyman and the congregation in liturgical worship.

Anagrams

creeps, crepes, crêpes, respec, respec'

Latin

Noun

precēs

nominative plural of prex
accusative plural of prex
vocative plural of prex

References

preces in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
preces in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
preces in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
preces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Latvian

Noun

preces f

genitive singular form of prece
nominative singular form of prece
vocative singular form of prece
accusative singular form of prece

Spanish

Noun

preces m pl

plural of prez

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