decani

Note 63: Choral performances of the psalms alternated verses between a divided choir, one side called decani and the other cantoris.

Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008

They knew the zodiac and the principal constellations, and had special names for Orion (Sahu) and Sirius (Sopdit), the former being sacred to Osiris and the latter to Isis, and for the thirty-six decani which presided over the thirty-six decades of the year.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

The seats on the Epistle side are called chorus abbatis or praepositi, those on the Gospel side chorus prioris or decani.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

On the other hand, the ancient office of vicarii foranei, decani rurales, or archipresbyteri still exists in the Church (see ARCHPRIEST; DEAN).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

It appears, however, that the Egyptian astronomer divided the zodiac into twenty-four decani, or constellations.

A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume I: The Beginnings of Science 1904

The south side is called the {48} "decani side" and the north the "cantoris side," as being, in cathedrals, the respective sides of the dean and the cantor (or precentor).

The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness 1903

In cathedrals it is called a "Throne," and its place is just without the rail on the decani side of the choir, facing like the choir-stalls.

The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness 1903

It happened that during the interview which we have narrated some decani — humble church servants, who formed a branch of the parabolani, and helped to bury the poor — had been in the garden below, and had heard the loud voice and harsh accents of the Bishop of Gabala raised in objurgation.

Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895

On the decani side Patrick Ovens, a red-haired little treble, was kept awake by the necessity for altering _Magnificat_ into _Magnified

The Nebuly Coat John Meade Falkner 1895

The maps of the firmament recalled to them, or if necessary taught them, this part of their duties: they there saw the planets and the _decani_ sail past in their boats, and the constellations follow one another in continuous succession.

History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 1 (of 12) M. L. McClure 1881