Question:
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The chant included a solemn sursum near the offertory.
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The chant included a solemn sursum near the offertory.
Options:
- a) The musicologist analyzed the sursum tones in Gregorian chant.
- b) The botanist labeled the root as sursum-curving.
- c) The cantor raised his arms at the sursum.
- d) The choir followed the rubric leading into the sursum.
- a) The musicologist analyzed the sursum tones in Gregorian chant.
- b) The botanist labeled the root as sursum-curving.
- c) The cantor raised his arms at the sursum.
- d) The choir followed the rubric leading into the sursum.
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The highlighted word ‘sursum’ in the question refers to a liturgical element (lift up your hearts). The homonym in option (b) refers to ‘sursum’ as a botanical term meaning ‘upward’. Thus, they share the spelling but have different meanings in different contexts.
The highlighted word ‘sursum’ in the question refers to a liturgical element (lift up your hearts). The homonym in option (b) refers to ‘sursum’ as a botanical term meaning ‘upward’. Thus, they share the spelling but have different meanings in different contexts.