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Definition of Canticles

Canticles
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.
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 Canticles from wikipedia

- number of Canticles taken from the Old Testament. Prior to the Pope Pius X's 1911 reforms, the following cycle of seven Old Testament Canticles was used...
- 1976). "The Lost Canticles of Walter M. Miller, Jr". Science-Fiction Studies. 3 (26). DePauw University: 3–26. JSTOR 4238992. "A Canticle for Leibowitz falls...
- "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", a 1968 setting by Simon & Garfunkel Canticles, another name for the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) Canticles (Britten), a series...
- Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים‎, romanized: Šīr hašŠīrīm), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five megillot...
- 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...
- Requiem Canticles can refer to: Requiem Canticles, a composition by Igor Stravinsky, 1966 Requiem Canticles (Balanchine), a ballet by George Balanchine...
- derives from the incipit of its Latin text. This most po****r of all canticles falls within the liturgies of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox...
- Fair/Canticle" appeared as the lead track on the 1966 Simon & Garfunkel album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme in counterpoint with "Canticle", a reworking...
- Requiem Canticles is a 15-minute composition by Igor Stravinsky, for contralto and b**** soli, chorus, and orchestra. Stravinsky completed the work in...
- into one service, which contained both Gospel canticles. In Common Worship, this is listed among "Canticles for Use at Funeral and Memorial Services" One...