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canticle

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can·ti·cle  (knt-kl)
n.
1. A song or chant, especially a nonmetrical hymn with words taken from a biblical text other than from the Book of Psalms.
2. Canticles Bible The Song of Songs.
[Middle English, from Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus, song, from past participle of canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
canticle [ˈkæntɪkəl]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a song, poem, or hymn, esp one that is religious in character
[from Latin canticulum, diminutive of canticus a song, from canere to sing]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.canticle - a hymn derived from the Bible
hymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Translations
canticle [ˈkæntɪkl] N → cántico m
the Canticles → el Cantar de los Cantares
canticle
n (Eccl) → Lobgesang m; (= song) → Volksweise f; Canticles → Hohelied nt, → Hohes Lied


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But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is', Nunc dimittis; when a man hath obtained worthy ends, and expectations.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Athelny was not displeased to find someone to whom he could read the translations with which for some time he had amused his leisure; and in his fine, vibrating voice he recited the canticle of the Soul and Christ her lover, the lovely poem which begins with the words en una noche oscura, and the noche serena of Fray Luis de Leon.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
What a noble thing is that canticle in the fish's belly
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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