Gradual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

proceeding in small stages

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɚɹˈæŋɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈadʒuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈadʒuːəl/

2 syllables Say it as /hɚɹˈæŋɚ/.

Examples

a gradual increase in prices
a gradual slope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

sudden steep

Parts of Speech

noun	(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
adjective	proceeding in small stages “a gradual increase in prices”
adjective	(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt “a gradual slope”

Word Forms

gradualness	noun	the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
graduality	noun	the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
grade	noun	the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

allmählich

(Römisch-katholische Kirche) eine Antiphon (normalerweise aus dem Buch der Psalmen) unmittelbar nach dem Brief in der Messe

🇫🇷French

graduel

(Église catholique romaine) une antienne (généralement tirée du Livre des Psaumes) immédiatement après l'épître à la messe

🇮🇹Italian

graduale

(Chiesa Cattolica Romana) un'antifona (di solito dal Libro dei Salmi) immediatamente dopo l'epistola nella Messa

🇳🇱Dutch

geleidelijk

(Rooms-Katholieke Kerk) een antifoon (meestal uit het Boek der Psalmen) onmiddellijk na de brief tijdens de mis

🇷🇺Russian

постепенный

(Римско-католическая церковь) антифон (обычно из Книги Псалмов) сразу после послания на мессе.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रमिक

(रोमन कैथोलिक चर्च) मास में पत्र के तुरंत बाद एक एंटीफ़ोन (आमतौर पर भजन की पुस्तक से)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধীরে ধীরে

(রোমান ক্যাথলিক চার্চ) একটি অ্যান্টিফোন (সাধারণত গীতসংহিতা বই থেকে) গণের পত্রের পরপরই

🇮🇳Tamil

படிப்படியாக

(ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க தேவாலயம்) ஒரு ஆண்டிஃபோன் (பொதுவாக சங்கீதப் புத்தகத்திலிருந்து) மாஸ் அட்லிக்கு பிறகு உடனடியாக

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రమంగా

(రోమన్ కాథలిక్ చర్చి) ఒక యాంటీఫోన్ (సాధారణంగా బుక్ ఆఫ్ సామ్స్ నుండి) మాస్ వద్ద లేఖనం తర్వాత వెంటనే

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रमिक

(रोमन कॅथोलिक चर्च) एक अँटीफोन (सामान्यतः स्तोत्रांच्या पुस्तकातून) मासच्या पत्रानंतर लगेच

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રમિક

(રોમન કેથોલિક ચર્ચ) એક એન્ટિફોન (સામાન્ય રીતે ગીતશાસ્ત્રના પુસ્તકમાંથી) માસમાં પત્ર પછી તરત જ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ

(ರೋಮನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಥೋಲಿಕ್ ಚರ್ಚ್) ಒಂದು ಆಂಟಿಫೊನ್ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬುಕ್ ಆಫ್ ಪ್ಸಾಮ್ಸ್‌ನಿಂದ) ಮಾಸ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪತ್ರದ ನಂತರ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമേണ

(റോമൻ കാത്തലിക് ചർച്ച്) കുർബാനയിൽ ഇടയലേഖനത്തിന് തൊട്ടുപിന്നാലെ ഒരു ആൻ്റിഫോൺ (സാധാരണയായി സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങളുടെ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ നിന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ

(ਰੋਮਨ ਕੈਥੋਲਿਕ ਚਰਚ) ਇੱਕ ਐਂਟੀਫੋਨ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜ਼ਬੂਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤੋਂ) ਮਾਸ ਵਿਖੇ ਪੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਬਾਅਦ।

🇵🇰Urdu

بتدریج

(رومن کیتھولک چرچ) ایک اینٹی فون (عام طور پر زبور کی کتاب سے) ماس میں خط کے فورا بعد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渐进的

（罗马天主教会）弥撒中紧接着书信之后的对经（通常来自《诗篇》）

🇯🇵Japanese

徐々に

(ローマカトリック教会) ミサでの手紙の直後のアンティフォン (通常は詩篇から)

🇰🇷Korean

점진적인

(로마 카톨릭 교회) 미사 때 서한 직후에 나오는 후렴(보통 시편에서 발췌)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dần dần

(Nhà thờ Công giáo La Mã) một điệp ca (thường là từ Sách Thánh vịnh) ngay sau thư tín trong Thánh lễ

🇹🇭Thai

ค่อยเป็นค่อยไป

(คริสตจักรนิกายโรมันคาทอลิก) คำต่อต้าน (โดยปกติจะมาจากหนังสือสดุดี) ทันทีหลังจดหมายในพิธีมิสซา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertahap

(Gereja Katolik Roma) sebuah antifon (biasanya dari Kitab Mazmur) segera setelah surat pada Misa

🇵🇭Filipino

unti-unti

(Iglesia Katolika Romana) isang antifon (karaniwan ay mula sa Aklat ng Mga Awit) kaagad pagkatapos ng sulat sa Misa

🇲🇾Malay

beransur-ansur

(Gereja Roman Katolik) antifon (biasanya dari Kitab Mazmur) sejurus selepas surat di Misa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدريجي

(الكنيسة الرومانية الكاثوليكية) الأنتيفونة (عادة من كتاب المزامير) مباشرة بعد الرسالة في القداس

🇮🇷Persian

تدریجی

(کلیسای کاتولیک رومی) پادفون (معمولاً از کتاب مزامیر) بلافاصله پس از رساله در مراسم عشای ربانی

🇹🇷Turkish

kademeli

(Roma Katolik Kilisesi) Ayin mektubundan hemen sonra bir antifon (genellikle Mezmurlar Kitabından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַדרָגָתִי

(הכנסייה הרומית-קתולית) אנטיפון (בדרך כלל מתוך ספר תהילים) מיד לאחר האיגרת במיסה

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The primary meaning of 'gradual' is '(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass'.

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