Definition of Canticle. Meaning of Canticle. Synonyms of Canticle

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Definition of Canticle

Canticle
Canticle Can"ti*cle, n.; pl. Canticles. [L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr. coner to sing. See Chant.] 1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. 3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

Meaning of Canticle from wikipedia

- In the context of Christian liturgy, a canticle (from the Latin canticulum, a diminutive of canti****, "song") is a psalm-like song with biblical lyrics...
- A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic social science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959. Set in a...
- The Canticle of the Sun, also known as Canticle of the Creatures and Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures), is a religious song composed by Saint...
- other than the Psalms. Canticle or canticles may also refer to: Canticle, a book in The Cleric Quintet by R. A. Salvatore Canticle, a 2009 book by Ken Scholes...
- Blood Canticle is a 2003 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the tenth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters...
- /nʊŋk dɪˈmɪtɪs/), also known as the Song of Simeon or the Canticle of Simeon, is a canticle taken from the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verses...
- Fair/Canticle" appeared as the lead track on the 1966 Simon & Garfunkel album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme in counterpoint with "Canticle", a reworking...
- Canticle Of Canticles is a w****ly one-hour musical program hosted by an Armenian presenters K****n Levonyan and Hrant Tokhatyan, and airing on Yerevan-based...
- (Latin for "[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode...
- Benedictus (also Song of Zechariah or Canticle of Zachary), given in Gospel of Luke 1:68–79, is one of the three canticles in the first two chapters of this...