Meanings
nounmotet (plural motets)
plural motets
- A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
Singing their holiday concert from memory, the group sounded confident and expressive in pieces ranging from a medley of Barry Manilow songs to renaissance motets.
1987 December 27, Frank K. Owen, “It's True What They Say About Choir Boys”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 7
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Czech moteto, motet
- motetoa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
- moteta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Dutch motet
- moteta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Esperanto moteto
- motetoa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Estonian motett
- motetta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Finnish motetti
- motettia composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
French motet
- moteta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
German Motette
- Motettea composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Greek μοτέτο
- μοτέτο (motéto)a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Icelandic mótetta
- mótettaa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Italian mottetto
- mottettoa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Korean 모테트
- 모테트 (moteteu)a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Latin motectum
- motectuma composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Lithuanian motetas
- motetasa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Norwegian motett
- motetta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Polish motet
- moteta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Portuguese moteto
- motetoa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Russian песнопе́ние, моте́т
- песнопе́ние (pesnopénije)a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
- моте́т (motét)a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Spanish motete
- motetea composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Swedish motett
- motetta composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Thai โมเท็ต
- โมเท็ตa composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with motet
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Cite this entry
APA
motet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motet
MLA
“motet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motet.
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