chorale

cho·rale
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UK/kɒˈɹɑːl/UK/kɔːˈɹɑːl/US/kəˈɹæl/US/kəˈɹɑl/

noun

A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.

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Meanings

nounchorale (plural chorales)

plural chorales

  1. ChristianityA form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
  2. entertainmentA chorus or choir.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

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Origin

  1. GermanChoral
  2. GermanChoral
  3. Englishchorale

Borrowed from German Choral.

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Translations

Czech chorál, sbor
  • chorálhymn tune
  • sborchorus
Dutch koraal
  • koraalhymn tune
Finnish koraali
  • koraalihymn tune
French choral, chorale
  • choralhymn tune
  • choralechorus
German Choral, Chor
  • Choralhymn tune
  • Chorchorus
Hungarian korál
  • korálhymn tune
Italian corale, corale
  • coralehymn tune
  • coralechorus
Polish chorał, chór
  • chorałhymn tune
  • chórchorus
Portuguese coral, coral
  • coralhymn tune
  • coralchorus
Romanian coral, cor
  • coralhymn tune
  • corchorus
Russian хора́л, хора́л
  • хора́л (xorál)hymn tune
  • хора́л (xorál)chorus
Swedish koral, kör
  • koralhymn tune
  • körchorus

Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

corral (US)

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Cite this entry
APA

chorale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorale

MLA

“chorale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chorale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorale.

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