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canticle

Pronunciation: /ˈkantɪk(ə)l/

Definition of canticle

noun

  • 1a hymn or chant, typically with a biblical text, forming a regular part of a church service.
  • 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'

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