carol (
kăr'əl)
n.- A song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas.
- An old round dance often accompanied by singing.
v.,
-oled also
-olled,
-oling -olling,
-ols -ols.
v.intr.- To sing in a loud, joyous manner.
- To go from house to house singing Christmas songs.
v.tr.- To celebrate in or as if in song: caroling the victory.
- To sing loudly and joyously.
[Middle English carole, round dance with singing, from Old French, probably from Late Latin choraula, choral song, from Latin choraulēs, accompanist, from Greek khoraulēs : khoros, choral dance + aulos, flute.]
car'oler or
car'oller n. carol, popular hymn, of joyful nature, in celebration of an occasion such as May Day, Easter, or Christmas. The earliest English carols date from the 15th cent. The carol is characterized by simplicity of thought and expression. Many are thought to be adaptations of pagan songs. Despite the folk-song character of true carols, many Christmas hymns composed in the 19th cent. have been called carols. The oldest printed carol is the
Boar's Head Carol, printed in 1521 by Wynkyn de Worde. Carols of French origin are called noels.
Bibliography
See R. L. Greene, The Early English Carols (1935); E. Routley, The English Carol (1958); P. Dearmer et al., ed., The Oxford Book of Carols (1928, repr. 1964).
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun carol has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
Synonym: Christmas carol
Meaning #2: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
The verb carol has one meaning:
Meaning #1: sing carols
Carol
- See Carl (name) for information about the name.
Carol can be:
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Translations for: Carol Nederlands (Dutch)
kerstlied, kerstliederen zingen, vreugdevol zingen
Franais (French)
chant de Nol, chanter joyeusement, gazouiller
Deutsch (German)
n. - Weihnachtslied, frhliches Lied
v. - Weihnachtslieder singen, frhlich singen
ή (Greek)
n. ό ύ, (.) ά v. ώ, ώ, έ ά
Italiano (Italian)
canzone di Natale, inno
Portugus (Portuguese)
n. - cntico (m), gorjeio (m)
v. - cantar, gorjear
Русский (Russian)
рождественская песня
Espaol (Spanish)
n. - villancico
v. intr. - cantar villancicos
v. tr. - cantar villancicos
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lovsng, julsng
v. - jubla, (g runt och) sjunga julsnger, sjunga
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
n. - 颂歌, 欢乐的歌
v. intr. - 唱圣诞颂歌, 欢乐地歌唱
v. tr. - 歌颂, 欢唱
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
n. - 頌歌, 歡樂的歌
v. intr. - 唱聖誕頌歌, 歡樂地歌唱
v. tr. - 歌頌, 歡唱
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 喜びの歌
v. - 楽しく歌う, 祝歌を歌う
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أغنيه دينيه, ترنيمه (فعل) يغني, يغرد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שיר הלל, שיר עליז, מזמור לחג-המולד
v. intr. - הילל, זימר, שר
v. tr. - הילל, זימר, שר
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