verb
- chanted or recited in a musical manner, especially in religious worship
Usage: religious; past tense of cantillate
Examples
- The rabbi cantillated the Torah portion during the service.
- She cantillated the ancient prayers with beautiful melody.
- The priest cantillated the psalm in Latin.
- He had cantillated the same verses for decades.
- The cantor cantillated the traditional Hebrew blessings.
- They cantillated the sacred text according to ancient tradition.