canticle
Syllabification: (can·ti·cle)
Pronunciation: /ˈkantikəl/
Definition of canticle
noun
- 2 (Canticles or Canticle of Canticles)another name for Song of Songs (especially in the Vulgate Bible).
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin canticulum 'little song', diminutive of canticum, from canere 'sing'
