Venite

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Venite invitatory psalm at matins. XIII. — L. venīte, imper. pl. of venīre COME; first word of Ps. 95, beginning ‘Venite, exultemus Domino’; O come, let us sing unto the Lord.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Venite

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Venite (Come). Ps.95 (Ps.94 in Vulgate) chanted as canticle at Anglican matins to words ‘O come, let us sing unto the Lord’. Settings by several composers, incl. Mendelssohn.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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Venite Psalm 95 used as a canticle in Christian liturgy, chiefly at matins; venite is Latin for ‘come ye’, and is the first word of the psalm.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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Venite. Psalm 95, so-called from its first words in Lat.: Venite exultemus (‘O come, Let us worship’).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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