canticle
can·ti·cle
noun \ˈkan-ti-kəl\Definition of CANTICLE
: song; specifically : one of several liturgical songs (as the Magnificat) taken from the Bible
See Examples of CANTICLE
- <the monks offered up a canticle at dawn on Easter morning>
Origin of CANTICLE
Middle English, from Latin canticulum, diminutive of canticum song, from cantus, past participle of canere
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to CANTICLE
Related Words: dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; Gloria Patri, hallelujah, paean; mass, oratorio; processional, recessional
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